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17 (A)Panic and pit and pitfall
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 Then it will be that he who flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit,
And he who [a]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the pitfall;
For the (B)windows [b]above are opened, and the (C)foundations of the earth quake.
19 (D)The earth is broken asunder;
The earth is (E)split through;
The earth is shaken violently.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:18 Lit goes up from the midst of
  2. Isaiah 24:18 Heaven; lit from the height

17 Terror(A) and pit and snare(B) await you,
    people of the earth.(C)
18 Whoever flees(D) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;(E)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.(F)

The floodgates of the heavens(G) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.(H)
19 The earth is broken up,(I)
    the earth is split asunder,(J)
    the earth is violently shaken.

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