10 Therefore (A)traps surround you,
And sudden (B)dread terrifies you,

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10 That is why snares(A) are all around you,(B)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,(C)

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15 The nations have sunk down (A)into the pit which they have made;
In the (B)net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(A)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(B)

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Let (A)destruction come upon him when he is unaware,
And (B)let the net which he hid catch him;
Let him fall into that very (C)destruction.

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may ruin overtake them by surprise—(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(B) to their ruin.

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17 (A)Terror and pit and snare
[a]Confront you, you inhabitant of the earth.
18 Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit,
And the one who [b]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the (B)windows [c]above are opened, and the (C)foundations of the earth shake.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:17 Lit Are upon you
  2. Isaiah 24:18 Lit goes up from the midst of
  3. Isaiah 24:18 Lit from the height; i.e., heaven

17 Terror(A) and pit and snare(B) await you,
    people of the earth.(C)
18 Whoever flees(D) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;(E)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.(F)

The floodgates of the heavens(G) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.(H)

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