Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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 Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him. 6 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. 7 I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.
Cross References
Genesis 49:26
The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the eternal mountains or the desirable things of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
Deuteronomy 33:15
with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;
Nahum 1:5
The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
Exodus 21:31
If the ox gores a son or a daughter, the owner will be dealt with according to this rule.
Numbers 34:1-29
Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.
Joshua 10:42
Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
Joshua 11:18-23
Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.
Judges 5:5
The mountains trembled before the Lord, the God of Sinai; before the Lord God of Israel.
Nehemiah 9:22-24
"You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.
Psalm 68:16
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the Lord will live there permanently!
Psalm 90:2
Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
Psalm 103:17
But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
Psalm 114:4-7
The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
Psalm 135:8-12
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.
Isaiah 51:6
Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
Isaiah 51:8
For a moth will eat away at them like clothes; a clothes moth will devour them like wool. But the vindication I provide will be permanent; the deliverance I give will last."
Isaiah 64:1-3
If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!
Micah 5:8
Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.
Habakkuk 3:10
When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.
Zechariah 14:4-5
On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Luke 1:50
from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.
Acts 17:26
From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!