And they will goוּבָאוּinto the cavesבִּמְעָרוֹתof the rocksצֻרִיםand into the holesוּבִמְחִלּוֹתof the dust,עָפָרfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe dreadפַּחַדof YHWHיְהוָהand from the majestyוּמֵהֲדַרof his loftiness,גְּאוֹנוֹwhen he risesבְּקוּמוֹto terrifyלַעֲרֹץthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 2:19
Study it in the app“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.”
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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.
Where else “mearot” appears- of the rocksצֻרִיםtsurim
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsurim” appears- and into the holesמְחִלּוֹתmechilot
cave, hole
A cave, a hollow in the ground.
Where else “mechilot” appears- of the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- from beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the dreadפַּחַדpachad
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “pachad” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- and from the majestyהֲדַרhadar
splendor, beauty
Splendor, beauty, majesty.
Where else “hadar” appears- of his loftinessגְּאוֹנgeon
majesty
YHWH's majesty, which makes those who see it tremble.
Where else “geon” appears- when he risesקוּמkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- to terrifyעֲרֹץarots
terrify
To fill others with fear.
Where else “arots” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
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,