King James Version

Isaiah 2:10

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

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בּ֣וֹאboto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַצּ֔וּרvatsurin edgeצוּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).וְהִטָּמֵ֖ןvehitamenand hideטָמַןconjunction, verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and hide”, a commandH2934to hide (by covering over)hide, lay privily, in secret.בֶּֽעָפָ֑רbeafarin dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.מִפְּנֵי֙mipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…פַּ֣חַדpachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וּמֵהֲדַ֖רumehadarand from beautyהָדָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.גְּאֹנֽוֹgeonvomajestyגָּאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “majesty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of His majesty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.

Young’s Literal Translation

Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency.

World English Bible

Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty.

Darby Translation

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.

Douay-Rheims

Enter thou into the rock, and hide thee in the pit from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of His majesty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν εἰσέλθετε εἰς τὰς πέτρας, καὶ κρύπτεσθε εἰς τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ φόβου Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, ὅταν ἀναστῇ θραῦσαι τὴν γῆν.