“And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.”
He who flees at the sound of terror shall fall into the pit; and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare, for the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble, establishing that escape from one form of danger leads to another, that the judgment is inescapable because it operates at cosmic level—heaven and earth coordinating in the judgment. The imagery of windows opening and foundations trembling suggests the dissolution of the structures that separate and organize creation, a return to chaos. Yet this chaos serves God's purposes of judgment. The verse establishes that the judgment is not localized or escapable through flight or cleverness; it encompasses all creation.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!