Isaías 24:17

17 Terror, sima y lazo sobre ti, oh morador de la tierra

Isaías 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 24:17

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [are] upon thee, O
inhabitant of the earth.
] This is to be understood not of the land of Judea only, and the inhabitants of it, but of all the earth; Kimchi interprets it of the nations of the world, particularly the Greeks and Turks; but the whole world, and the inhabitants of it, are meant, as the following verses show. There is an elegant play on words in the Hebrew, which cannot well be expressed in English, in the words "pachad, pachath, pach", fear, pit, and a snare; which are expressive of a variety of dangers, difficulties, and distresses; there seems to be an allusion to creatures that are hunted, who flee through fear, and fleeing fall into pits, or are entangled in snares, and so taken. Before the last day, or second coming of Christ to judge the world, there will be great perplexity in men's minds, great dread and fear upon their hearts, and much distress of nations; and the coming of the Son of Man will be as a snare upon the earth; see ( Luke 21:25 Luke 21:26 Luke 21:35 ) .

Isaías 24:17 In-Context

15 Glorificad por esto al SEÑOR en los valles; en las islas del mar sea nombrado el SEÑOR Dios de Israel

16 De lo postrero de la tierra oímos salmos: Gloria al justo. Y yo dije: ¡Mi flaqueza, mi flaqueza, ay de mí! Prevaricadores han prevaricado; y han prevaricado con prevaricación de desleales

17 Terror, sima y lazo sobre ti, oh morador de la tierra

18 Y acontecerá que el que huirá de la voz del terror, caerá en el foso; y el que saliere de en medio del foso, será preso del lazo: porque de lo alto se abrieron ventanas, y temblarán los fundamentos de la tierra

19 Se quebrantará del todo la tierra, enteramente desmenuzada será la tierra, en gran manera será la tierra conmovida