Isaiah 2:19

2:19 They ¹  will go into caves in the rocky cliffs

and into holes in the ground, ² 

trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord ³ 

and his royal splendor,

when he rises up to terrify the earth. ⁴ 

Isaiah 2:21

2:21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs

and the openings under the rocky overhangs, ⁵ 

trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord ⁶ 

and his royal splendor,

when he rises up to terrify the earth. ⁷ 

Isaiah 13:13-14

13:13 So I will shake the heavens, ⁸ 

and the earth will shake loose from its foundation, ⁹ 

because of the fury of the Lord who commands armies,

in the day he vents his raging anger. ¹⁰ 

13:14 Like a frightened gazelle ¹¹ 

or a sheep with no shepherd,

each will turn toward home, ¹² 

each will run to his homeland.

Isaiah 24:1

The Lord Will Judge the Earth

24:1 Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth

and leave it in ruins;

he will mar its surface

and scatter its inhabitants.

Isaiah 24:19-20

24:19 The earth is broken in pieces,

the earth is ripped to shreds,

the earth shakes violently. ¹³ 

24:20 The earth will stagger around ¹⁴  like a drunk;

it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. ¹⁵ 

Its sin will weigh it down,

and it will fall and never get up again.

Haggai 2:6

2:6 Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘In just a little while ¹⁶  I will once again shake the sky ¹⁷  and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

Haggai 2:21

2:21 Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah: ‘I am ready ¹⁸  to shake the sky ¹⁹  and the earth.

Hebrews 12:26

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” ²⁰ 

Revelation 20:11

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ²¹  I saw a large ²²  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ²³  fled ²⁴  from his presence, and no place was found for them.

[2:19]  ¹ tn The identity of the grammatical subject is unclear. The “idols” could be the subject; they will “go” into the caves and holes when the idolaters throw them there in their haste to escape God’s judgment (see vv. 20-21). The picture of the idols, which represent the foreign deities worshiped by the people, fleeing from the Lord would be highly polemical and fit the overall mood of the chapter. However it seems more likely that the idolaters themselves are the subject, for v. 10 uses similar language in sarcastically urging them to run from judgment.

[2:19]  ² tn Heb “dust”; ASV “into the holes of the earth.”

[2:19]  ³ tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men.

[2:21]  ⁵ sn The precise point of vv. 20-21 is not entirely clear. Are they taking the idols into their hiding places with them, because they are so attached to their man-made images? Or are they discarding the idols along the way as they retreat into the darkest places they can find? In either case it is obvious that the gods are incapable of helping them.

[2:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:21]  ⁷ tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men. Almost all English versions translate “earth,” taking this to refer to universal judgment.

[13:13]  ⁸ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[13:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “from its place” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV).

[13:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and in the day of the raging of his anger.”

[13:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “like a gazelle being chased.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[13:14]  ¹² tn Heb “his people” (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “his nation” (cf. TEV “their own countries”).

[24:19]  ¹³ tn Once more repetition is used to draw attention to a statement. In the Hebrew text each lines ends with אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”). Each line also uses a Hitpolel verb form from a geminate root preceded by an emphatic infinitive absolute.

[24:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “staggering, staggers.” The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute before the finite verb for emphasis and sound play.

[24:20]  ¹⁵ tn The words “in a windstorm” are supplied in the translation to clarify the metaphor.

[2:6]  ¹⁶ tc The difficult MT reading עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא (’od ’akhat mÿ’at hi’, “yet once, it is little”; cf. NAB “One moment yet, a little while”) appears as “yet once” in the LXX, omitting the last two Hebrew words. However, the point being made is that the anticipated action is imminent; thus the repetition provides emphasis.

[2:6]  ¹⁷ tn Or “the heavens.” The same Hebrew word, שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), may be translated “sky” or “heavens” depending on the context. Although many English versions translate the term as “heavens” here, the other three elements present in this context (earth, sea, dry ground) suggest “sky” is in view.

[2:21]  ¹⁸ tn The participle here suggests an imminent undertaking of action (cf. NRSV, TEV, NLT “I am about to”). The overall language of the passage is eschatological, but eschatology finds its roots in the present.

[2:21]  ¹⁹ tn See the note on the word “sky” in 2:6. Most English translations render the Hebrew term as “heavens” here.

[12:26]  ²⁰ sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.

[20:11]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ²² tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ²³ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ²⁴ tn Or “vanished.”