The Meaning of Isaiah 2:21 Explained

Isaiah 2:21

KJV: To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

YLT: To enter into cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

Darby: to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the fissures of the cliffs, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall arise to terrify the earth.

ASV: to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 2:21?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 2:21 mean?

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What is the context of Isaiah 2:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

What does Isaiah 2:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 2:12-22 - An Exhortation To Humility And Reverence

If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily put away their idols and sorceries, they will be compelled to do so in the anguish of their disappointment with their helpless deities, Isaiah 2:20. Nothing in that great civilization would be spared. High towers, fenced walls, ships, treasures, armor-all would perish. Their vaunted faith in man would cease. Life would become elemental in its simplicity amid the shelter of the ragged rocks. In sarcastic phrase the prophet depicts a despairing nation choosing for ruler the first man that came along with a decent coat on his back, Isaiah 2:6; but in vain. We can almost hear the sob of the prophet's soul in Isaiah 2:8-9, and recall the tears of a greater than Isaiah, Who wept over this same Jerusalem eight hundred years afterward. Patriotism is one of the purest passions that can burn in the heart of man! "Lives there a man, with soul so dead, that never to himself has said, This is my own, my native land!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 2

¹ Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom
⁶ Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking
¹⁰ He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty

What do the individual words in Isaiah 2:21 mean?

to go into the clefts of the rocks and into the crags of the [rugged] rocks from the terror of Yahweh and the glory of His majesty when He arises to shake mightily the earth

לָבוֹא֙ בְּנִקְר֣וֹת הַצֻּרִ֔ים וּבִסְעִפֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים מִפְּנֵ֞י פַּ֤חַד יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ בְּקוּמ֖וֹ לַעֲרֹ֥ץ הָאָֽרֶץ

לָבוֹא֙	to go
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְּנִקְר֣וֹת	into the clefts
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: נְקָרָה Sense: hole, crevice.
הַצֻּרִ֔ים	of the rocks
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: צוּר Sense: rock, cliff.
וּבִסְעִפֵ֖י	and into the crags
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סָעִיף Sense: cleft, branch.
הַסְּלָעִ֑ים	of the [rugged] rocks
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: סֶלַע Sense: crag, cliff, rock.
פַּ֤חַד	the terror
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פַּחַד Sense: terror, dread.
יְהוָה֙	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר	and the glory
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הָדָר Sense: ornament, splendour, honour.
גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ	of His majesty
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: גָּאֹון Sense: exaltation, majesty, pride.
בְּקוּמ֖וֹ	when He arises
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
לַעֲרֹ֥ץ	to shake mightily
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: מַעֲרָץ Sense: to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble.
הָאָֽרֶץ	the earth
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.

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