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18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror
will fall into the pit;[a]
the one who climbs out of the pit
will be trapped by the snare.
For the floodgates of the heavens[b] are opened up[c]
and the foundations of the earth shake.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:18 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
  2. Isaiah 24:18 tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”
  3. Isaiah 24:18 sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).