Bible Strands
Isaiah 2:10
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses Judah and Jerusalem during a future day of judgment when human pride is stripped away.
The words — בּוֹא (Bo') means "go" and הִטָּמֵן (hi.tāmen) means "hide yourself," issuing a direct command to seek cover in the earth.
The thread — This flight to the ground matches Revelation 6:15, where kings and commoners alike seek cover in caves, and Isaiah 2:19, which repeats the same flight from divine terror.
Why it lands — The text states that no earthly position or refuge can withstand the direct manifestation of God's judgment, demanding recognition of that reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.
Cross-references
- Revelation 6:15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Isaiah 2:19 Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
- Hosea 10:8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
- Luke 23:30 At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
- Judges 6:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,
- Job 37:22 Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
- Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- Revelation 15:3 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Job 30:5 They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,