Isaiah 2:19

19 People will run to caves in the rocky cliffs and will dig holes and hide in the ground from the anger of the Lord and his great power, when he stands to shake 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 At that time proud people will be made humble, and they will bow low with shame. At that time only the Lord will be praised,

18 but all the idols will be gone.

19 People will run to caves in the rocky cliffs and will dig holes and hide in the ground from the anger of the Lord and his great power, when he stands to shake the earth.

20 At that time people will throw away their gold and silver idols, which they made for themselves to worship; they will throw them away to the bats and moles.

21 Then the people will hide in caves and cracks in the rocks from the anger of the Lord and his great power, when he stands to shake the earth.