Isaiah 24:18

“And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the noise of the fear, &c.] From the fearful noise that will be made, the voices and thunderings heard in the heavens above, the sea and waves roaring below; or from wars, and rumours of wars, and terrible armies approaching and pursuing, (<422125>Luke 21:25 <402406>Matthew 24:6,7) or rather at the report of an object to be feared and dreaded by wicked men, even the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, (<660107>Revelation 1:7): shall fall into the pit; of ruin and destruction, dug for the wicked, (<199413>Psalm 94:13) just as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell into the slime pits, when they fled from their conquerors,…”

“noise of . . . fear--the shout designed to rouse the game and drive it into the pitfall. windows . . . open--taken from the account of the deluge (Gen 7:11); the flood-gates. So the final judgments of fire on the apostate world are compared to the deluge (Pe2 3:5-7).”

“From the noise of the fear - A cry or shout was made in hunting, designed to arouse the game, and drive it to the pitfall. The image means here that calamities would be multiplied in all the land, and that if the inhabitants endeavored to avoid one danger they would fall into another. And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit - A figure taken still from hunting. It was possible that some of the more strong and active of the wild beasts driven into the pitfall would spring out, and attempt to escape, yet they might be secured by snares or gins purposely contrived for such an occurrence. So the prophet says, that though a few might escape the calamities that would at first threaten to…”

“Fleeth - Upon the report of some terrible evil. The foundations - Both heaven and earth conspire against him. He alludes to the deluge of waters which God poured down from heaven, and to the earthquakes which he often causes below. Isaiah 24:19”

“24:18 No one can escape the day of the Lord (see study note on 2:5-22). • Destruction falls like rain from the heavens (literally the floodgates of heaven are opened): The imagery is like the flood in Noah’s time (see study note on Gen 7:11-12). • the foundations of the earth shake: An earthquake is characteristic of a theophany, a physical manifestation of God’s presence (see also Isa 6:4; 13:13; 19:1).”

“he who fleeth: Deu 32:23-26; Jos 10:10, Jos 10:11; Kg1 20:29, Kg1 20:30; Job 18:8-16, Job 20:24; Amo 5:19 for the: Gen 7:11, Gen 19:24; Kg2 7:2 the foundations: Deu 32:22; Psa 18:7, Psa 18:15, Psa 46:2, Psa 46:3 Isaiah 24:19”