24:18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror
will fall into the pit; 1
the one who climbs out of the pit,
will be trapped by the snare.
For the floodgates of the heavens 2 are opened up 3
and the foundations of the earth shake.
42:22 But these people are looted and plundered;
all of them are trapped in pits 4
and held captive 5 in prisons.
They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them;
they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, “Bring that back!” 6
1 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
2 tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”
3 sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).
4 tc The Hebrew text has בַּחוּרִים (bakhurim, “young men”), but the text should be emended to בְּהוֹרִים (bÿhorim, “in holes”).
5 tn Heb “and made to be hidden”; NAB, NASB, NIV, TEV “hidden away in prisons.”
6 tn Heb “they became loot and there was no one rescuing, plunder and there was no one saying, ‘Bring back’.”