KJV ORIGINAL
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the loud commotion began, the people ran away in fear; when you rose up in power, the nations were scattered and fled.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how God's powerful presence causes enemies and nations to flee in terror when He acts.
📚 Historical Context
This passage is part of Isaiah's prophecy about God's judgment and salvation, likely written during the Assyrian crisis when enemy armies threatened Jerusalem. The prophet is describing how God's intervention would cause the mighty armies that seemed so threatening to scatter like frightened animals.
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