Isaiah 2:19

“And they will go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the dust, from before the dread of YHWH and from the majesty of his loftiness, when he rises to terrify the earth.”

Isaiah 2:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 2:19, word by word

And they will goבָאוּvau

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vau” appears
into the cavesמְעָרוֹתmearot

cave

Cave.

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of the rocksצֻרִיםtsurim

rock

A large rock.

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and into the holesמְחִלּוֹתmechilot

cave, hole

A cave, a hollow in the ground.

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of the dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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from beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the dreadפַּחַדpachad

dread, terror

Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and from the majestyהֲדַרhadar

splendor, beauty

Splendor, beauty, majesty.

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of his loftinessגְּאוֹנgeon

majesty

YHWH's majesty, which makes those who see it tremble.

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when he risesקוּמkum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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to terrifyעֲרֹץarots

terrify

To fill others with fear.

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the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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The context

18And the idols will pass away completely.

19 · This verse (above)

20On that day human beings will throw away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to bow down to, to the moles and to the bats,

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