Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 24:17

"Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth." — Isaiah 24:17 (ASV)

Fear, and the pit, and the snare ... —The words paint the rapid succession of inevitable calamities, in imagery drawn from the several forms of the hunter’s work. There is first the terror of the startled beast; then the pit dug that he might fall into it; then the snare, if he struggled out of the pit, out of which there was no escape (Isaiah 8:15). The passage is noticeable as having been reproduced by Jeremiah in his prophecy against Moab (Jeremiah 48:43–44).