Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.
Parallel translations
- WEB Terror and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.”
- KJV Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
- NKJV Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction.
- NASB Panic and pitfall have come upon us, Devastation and destruction;
- NLT We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”
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Quick answer
Terror, traps, devastation, and destruction have overtaken them.
Overview
The piled-up words convey the totality of calamity that has befallen Jerusalem. Fear and ruin describe both the siege and its aftermath. The verse expresses the depth of judgment, reminding readers of the seriousness of sin and the comprehensiveness of the doom from which only God can deliver (Isa. 24:17-18).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Isa 51:19These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
- Isa 24:17–18Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Jer 48:43–44Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
- Lam 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
- Luke 21:35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
- Lam 1:4The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
- Lam 2:1–9How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.
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Christ at the center
The weeping over a ruined city and the steadfast mercies that are new every morning point to the man of sorrows who wept over Jerusalem and whose mercy rises new from the grave.
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