And they The idolatrous Israelites; shall go into the holes of the rocks, &c. Their usual places of retreat in cases of danger; see Joshua 10:16; Jdg 6:2; 1 Samuel 13:6. The idea is taken from the nature of the land of Canaan; which was full of caves and dens; for fear of the Lord, and the glory of his majesty, &c. “The meaning is, that there should be, at this time, a great and most bright display of the divine majesty and justice, which the impious and hypocritical could not bear; and that, struck with the terror of the divine judgment, they should consult for their safety, with the utmost terror and consternation, in caves, dens, and holes of the earth.” “The Prophet Hosea hath carried the same image further, and added great strength and spirit to it, Hosea 10:8. They shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us; which image, together with these of Isaiah, is adopted by the sublime author of the Revelation 6:15-16.” See Dodd and Bishop Lowth.
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Isaiah 2:19
19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth,d for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.