פירוש על ישעיהו 24:17

Fright and a pit and a trap [shall come] upon you upon the peoples dwelling in the land.

Fear and the pit, etc. And therefore the evil is come to all people; for when any person is in fear, and a kind of pit is near him, and his foot is besides caught in a snare, he must instantly fall.

a pit a hole in which to fall, as he goes on to state.