Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
From his high place he sent shaking on the earth; he saw and nations were suddenly moved: and the eternal mountains were broken, the unchanging hills were bent down; his ways are eternal.
New American Standard Bible
He looked and
Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills
His ways are
King James Version
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Holman Bible
He looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.
His pathways are ancient.
International Standard Version
He stood up and shook the land; with his stare he startled the nations. The age-old mountains were shattered, and the ancient hilltops bowed down. His ways are eternal.
A Conservative Version
He stood, and measured the earth. He beheld, and drove apart the nations. And the eternal mountains were scattered. The everlasting hills bowed. His goings were [as] of old.
American Standard Version
He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were as of old.
Amplified
He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and startled the nations,
Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
Darby Translation
He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and discomfited the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered, The everlasting hills gave way: His ways are everlasting.
Julia Smith Translation
He stood, and he will measure the earth: he saw, and he will cause the nations to tremble, and the mountains of eternity will be dispersed, the perpetual hills bowed down: the goings everlasting to him.
King James 2000
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He stood and measured the earth; he looked and made the nations tremble. Then the mountains of old were shattered; the hills of old collapsed. The ways of old belong to him.
Modern King James verseion
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and shook nations, and the everlasting mountains were shattered; the eternal hills bowed down. His ways are everlasting.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He standeth, and measureth the earth. He looketh, and the people consume away, the mountains of the world fall down to powder, and the hills are fain to bow themselves, for his goings are everlasting and sure.
NET Bible
He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.
New Heart English Bible
He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.
The Emphasized Bible
He hath stood and measured the earth, he hath looked, and caused nations to tremble, and, scattered as dust, are the perpetual mountains, and, sunk, are the age-abiding hills, - Forthgoings age-abiding, are his.
Webster
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
World English Bible
He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.
Youngs Literal Translation
He hath stood, and He measureth earth, He hath seen, and He shaketh off nations, And scatter themselves do mountains of antiquity, Bowed have the hills of old, The ways of old are His.
Themes
The Almighty » Power of God » Is infinite
Attributes of God » Power of God » Is infinite
the Earth » Diversified by hills and mountains
God » Mercy of » Omnipotence of
God » Voice of select readings » Ways of
Midianites » Terrified at approach of israel
Mountains » Called » The everlasting mountains
Mountains » Called » Perpetual hills
Power » Power power of God » Is infinite
Topics
Interlinear
`amad
Ra'ah
Nathar
Puwts
`owlam
Shachach
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prayer Of Habakkuk
5 Before him went disease, and flames went out at his feet. 6 From his high place he sent shaking on the earth; he saw and nations were suddenly moved: and the eternal mountains were broken, the unchanging hills were bent down; his ways are eternal. 7 The curtains of Cushan were troubled, and the tents of Midian were shaking.
Cross References
Genesis 49:26
Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.
Deuteronomy 33:15
And the chief things of the oldest mountains, and the good things of the eternal hills,
Nahum 1:5
The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.
Exodus 15:17
You will take them in, planting them in the mountain of your heritage, the place, O Lord, where you have made your house, the holy place, O Lord, the building of your hands.
Exodus 21:31
If the death of a son or of a daughter has been caused, the punishment is to be in agreement with this rule.
Numbers 34:1-29
And the Lord said to Moses,
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.
Joshua 10:42
And all these kings and their land Joshua took at the same time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.
Joshua 11:18-23
For a long time Joshua made war on all those kings.
Judges 5:5
The mountains were shaking before the Lord, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 9:22-24
And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, making distribution to them in every part of the land: so they took for their heritage the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.
Psalm 68:16
Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.
Psalm 103:17
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
Psalm 114:4-7
The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.
Psalm 135:8-12
He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.
Isaiah 51:6
Let your eyes be lifted up to the heavens, and turned to the earth which is under them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my salvation will be for ever, and my righteousness will not come to an end.
Isaiah 51:8
For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.
Isaiah 64:1-3
O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you,
Micah 5:8
And the rest of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of the mass of peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the woods, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: if he goes through, they will be crushed under foot and pulled to bits, and there will be no saviour.
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw you and were moved with fear; the clouds were streaming with water: the voice of the deep was sounding; the sun did not come up, and the moon kept still in her place.
Zechariah 14:4-5
And in that day his feet will be on the Mount of Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be parted in the middle to the east and to the west, forming a very great valley; and half the mountain will be moved to the north and half of it to the south.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
Luke 1:50
His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.
Acts 17:26
And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.