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Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, O inhabitant of the earth.
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The Inescapable Trap
Commentators explain that "fear, the pit, and the snare" uses hunting imagery to describe God's judgment. Like a wild animal driven by fear (pachad) into a hidden pitfall (pachat), and if it escapes, is caught in a snare (pach), sinners will find no escape. One calamity will simply lead to another, illustrating the comprehensive and inevitable nature of divine justice.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fear, and the pit - This verse is an explanation of the cause of the wretchedness referred to in the previous verse. The same expression is …
19th Century
Anglican
Fear, and the pit, and the snare ... —The words paint the rapid succession of inevitable calamities, in imagery drawn fro…
16th Century
Protestant
Fear, and the pit, and the snare. The Prophet here discourses against the sins of the people. Previously, he declared that not only one na…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [are] upon you, O inhabitant of the earth . ] This …
Believers may be driven into the farthest parts of the earth, but they are singing, not sighing. Here is terror for sinners; the prophet laments th…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Behold the Lord. In this part, the prophet threatens the destruction of the entire earth. This can refer either to the de…
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