And they shall go into the holes of the rocks— The idea here, as every one must perceive, is taken from the nature of the land of Canaan; which was full of caves and dens. See Judges 6:2. The meaning of the metaphor 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, stricken with the terror of the divine judgment, they should consult for their own safety, with the utmost terror and consternation, in caves, and dens, and holes of the earth. See Hosea 10:10. Revelation 6:16. This refers to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldees.
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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.