Isaiah 2:19

19 People will enter cracks in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the terror of ADONAI and his glorious majesty, when he sets out to convulse the earth.

Isaiah 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 2:19

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into
the caves of the earth
That is, the worshippers of idols, as they are bid to do, ( Isaiah 2:10 ) for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty,
(See Gill on Isaiah 2:10) when be ariseth;
out of his place; Jarchi says, at the day of judgment; but it respects the judgment of the great whore, and the time when Babylon the great shall come in remembrance before God: to shake terribly the earth;
at which earthquake, or shaking of the earth, that is, a revolution of the antichristian state, the tenth part of the city will fall, and seven thousand men of name be slain, ( Revelation 9:13 ) ( Revelation 16:18 Revelation 16:19 ) and so the Targum paraphrases it,

``when he shall be revealed, to break in pieces the wicked of the earth;''

which will be done by him, as the vessels of a potter are broken to shivers, ( Revelation 2:27 ) .

Isaiah 2:19 In-Context

17 The pride of man will be bowed down, the arrogance of men will be humiliated, and when that day comes, ADONAI alone will be exalted.

18 The idols will be completely abolished.

19 People will enter cracks in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the terror of ADONAI and his glorious majesty, when he sets out to convulse the earth.

20 On that day a man will take hold of his idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, and fling them away to the moles and bats!

21 Then they will enter the cracks in the rocks and the crevices in the cliffs to escape the terror of ADONAI and his glorious majesty, when he sets out to convulse the earth.