Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 his face shall go the word, and a flame will go forth at his feet. 6 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. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan under vanity: the curtains of the land of strife shall be moved.
Cross References
Genesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father were strong above the blessings of the everlasting mountains; the delight of the eternal hills, they shall be upon the head of Joseph and upon the crown of the head of him separated from his brethren.
Deuteronomy 33:15
And from the head of the mountains of the beginning, and from the most excellent of the perpetual hills,
Nahum 1:5
The mountains shook from him, and the hills melted, and the earth will lift up from his face, and the habitable globe and all dwelling in it
Exodus 15:17
Thou shalt bring them in and shalt plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, into the place of thy Sabbath, thou didst make, O Jehovah: a holy place, O Jehovah, which thy hands prepared.
Exodus 21:31
If he shall push (with his horns) a son, or shall push a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
Numbers 34:1-29
And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,
Deuteronomy 32:8
The Most High distributing the nations, In his dispersing the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the sons of Israel.
Joshua 10:42
And all these kings and their land Joshua took, one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
Joshua 11:18-23
Many days Joshua made war with all these kings.
Judges 5:5
The mountains flowed from before Jehovah, This Sinai from before Jehovah, the God of Israel
Nehemiah 9:22-24
And thou wilt give to them kingdoms and nations, and thou wilt divide them to the extremity: and they will inherit the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.
Psalm 68:16
Wherefore will ye lie in wait, ye mountains of heights? the mountain God desired to dwell in it: also Jehovah will dwell forever.
Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were born, and the earth shall be begun, and the habitable globe, and from forever even to forever, thou art God.
Psalm 103:17
And the mercy of Jehovah is from forever even to forever upon those fearing him, and his justice to sons' sons.
Psalm 114:4-7
The mountains leaped as rains, the hills as the sons of the flock.
Psalm 135:8-12
He struck the first-born of Egypt., from man even to cattle.
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look to the earth from beneath: for the heavens as smoke vanished away, and the earth as a garment shall decay, and they inhabiting as thus shall die; and my salvation shall be forever, and my justice shall not be broken.
Isaiah 51:8
For the moth shall eat them as a garment, and as wool shall the moth eat them: and my justice shall be forever, and my salvation to generation of generations.
Isaiah 64:1-3
Would that thou didst rend the heavens; thou camest down; the mountains flowed from before thee.
Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob was among the nations in the midst of many peoples as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he passed through, and he trod down and pulled in pieces, and none delivering.
Habakkuk 3:10
They saw thee, the mountains shall tremble: the pouring of the waters passed by: the deep gave his voice, he lifted up his hands on high.
Zechariah 14:4-5
And his feet stood in that day upon the mount of Olives which is upon the face of Jerusalem from the east; and the mount of Olives was cleft asunder from its half from the sunrising and the sea, and a very great valley; and half of the mountain removed to the north, and its half to the south.
Matthew 24:35
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words should not pass away.
Luke 1:50
And his mercy to generations of generations to those fearing him.
Acts 17:26
And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having limited the times before arranged, and the bounds of their habitation;
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ, yesterday, and to day the same, and for ever.