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Hiding from God's Majesty
Commentators explain that the image of people fleeing to caves is a vivid depiction of absolute terror. In ancient Judea, caves were common places of refuge during invasions. Isaiah uses this familiar picture to show the sheer panic that will seize people when God 'arises' in judgment. His presence will be so majestic and terrifying that it will feel like the earth itself is shaking.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 2:19
18th Century
Theologian
And they shall go - That is, the worshippers of idols.
Into the holes of the rocks - Judea was a mountainous country, and the …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 2:19
19th Century
Bishop
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks. —The imagery of the earthquake in Uzziah’s reign (see Note on Isaiah 2:10)…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 2:17–20
19th Century
Preacher
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. An…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 2:19
16th Century
Theologian
And they shall enter into the holes of the rocks. He had formerly used other words when addressing them in the second person, Enter in…
John Gill
On Isaiah 2:19
17th Century
Pastor
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into
the caves of the earth
That…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 2:10–22
17th Century
Minister
The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems to be what is primarily intended here, when idolatry among the Jews was abolished; but our thoughts …