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Isaiah 24:18–19

18  zHe who flees at the sound of the terror

shall fall into the pit,

and he who climbs out of the pit

shall be caught in the snare.

For athe windows of heaven are opened,

and bthe foundations of the earth tremble.

19  The earth is utterly broken,

the earth is split apart,

the earth is violently shaken.

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Isaiah 24:18–19 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror

will fall into a pit;

whoever climbs out of the pit

will be caught in a snare.

The floodgates of the heavens are opened,

the foundations of the earth shake.

19 The earth is broken up,

the earth is split asunder,

the earth is violently shaken.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit;

And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare:

For the windows from on high are open,

And the foundations of the earth do shake.

19 The earth is utterly broken down,

The earth is clean dissolved,

The earth is moved exceedingly.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,

and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.

Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;

the foundations of the earth shake.

19 The earth has broken up.

It has utterly collapsed;

it is violently shaken.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 And it shall be

That he who flees from the noise of the fear

Shall fall into the pit,

And he who comes up from the midst of the pit

Shall be caught in the snare;

For the windows from on high are open,

And the foundations of the earth are shaken.

19 The earth is violently broken,

The earth is split open,

The earth is shaken exceedingly.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terror

will fall into a hole.

Anyone who climbs out of the hole

will be caught in a trap.

The clouds in the sky will pour out rain,

and the foundations of the earth will shake.

19 The earth will be broken up;

the earth will split open;

the earth will shake violently.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. 19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the sound of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are open, and the foundations of the earth shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is completely dissolved, the earth is violently moved.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Whoever flees from news of a disaster will fall into a pit. 

Whoever climbs out of that pit will be caught in a trap. 

The floodgates in the sky will be opened, 

and the foundations of the earth will shake. 

19 The earth will be completely broken. 

The earth will shake back and forth violently. 

The earth will stagger. 

Isaiah 24:18–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 Whoever flees at the sound of panic

will fall into a pit,

and whoever escapes from the pit

will be caught in a trap.

For the windows are opened from heaven,

and the foundations of the earth are shaken.

19 The earth is completely devastated;

the earth is split open;

the earth is violently shaken.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 Whoever flees at the sound of the terror

shall fall into the pit;

and whoever climbs out of the pit

shall be caught in the snare.

For the windows of heaven are opened,

and the foundations of the earth tremble.

19 The earth is utterly broken,

the earth is torn asunder,

the earth is violently shaken.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 And this shall happen:

The one who flees from the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit,

and the one who goes up from inside the pit shall be caught in the snare,

for the windows from heaven are opened,

and the foundations of the earth tremble.

19 The earth is utterly broken;

the earth is torn asunder;

the earth is shaken violently.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Anyone who runs away from the terror

will fall into the pit.

Anyone who climbs out of the pit

will be caught in the trap.

The Lord will open the windows of the skies.

He will flood the land.

The foundations of the earth will shake.

19 The earth will be broken up.

It will split open.

It will be shaken to pieces.

Isaiah 24:18–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Then it will be that he who flees the report of disaster will fall into the pit,

And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;

For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

19 The earth is broken asunder,

The earth is split through,

The earth is shaken violently.


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