Parallel Verses
Amplified
The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
New American Standard Bible
And the hills
Indeed the earth is
The
King James Version
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Holman Bible
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles
the world and all who live in it.
International Standard Version
Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants.
A Conservative Version
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is up heaved at his presence. Yea, the world, and all who dwell therein.
American Standard Version
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.
Julia Smith Translation
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
King James 2000
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Mountains quake before him; the hills shake apart. The earth heaves before him-- the world and all her inhabitants.
Modern King James verseion
The mountains quake from Him, and the hills melt, and the earth is lifted up from before Him; even the world and all who dwell in it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The mountains tremble for him, the hills consume. At the sight of him the earth quaketh: yea, the whole world, and all that dwell therein.
NET Bible
The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
New Heart English Bible
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
The Emphasized Bible
Mountains, have trembled because of him, and, the hills, have melted, - and the earth, hath lifted itself up, at his presence, the world also, and all who dwell therein.
Webster
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell therein.
World English Bible
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up is the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.
Themes
the Earth » Described as » Burning at God presence
Earthquakes » Frequently accompanied by » Volcanic eruptions
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 1:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Half-Acrostic: Yahweh Takes Vengeance Against His Enemies
4
He rebukes the sea and dries it up;
He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment].
Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither,
And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]?
And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
Cross References
Micah 1:4
The mountains shall melt under Him
And the valleys shall be split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.
2 Samuel 22:8
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
Jeremiah 4:24
I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were trembling,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Judges 5:5
“The mountains quaked at the presence of the Lord,
Yes, this Sinai, at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Psalm 29:5-6
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalm 46:6
The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered and were moved;
He raised His voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 68:8
The earth trembled;
The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psalm 97:4-5
His lightnings have illuminated the world;
The earth has seen and trembled.
Psalm 98:7
Let the sea thunder and roar, and all the things it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.
Psalm 114:4
The mountains leaped like rams,
The [little] hills, like lambs.
Psalm 114:6
O mountains, that you leap like rams,
O [little] hills, like lambs?
Isaiah 2:12-14
For the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning
Against all who are proud and arrogant
And against all who are lifted up,
That they may be degraded.
Isaiah 64:1-2
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and [they] trembled and writhed [as if in pain];
The downpour of waters swept by [as a deluge].
The deep uttered its voice and raged,
It lifted its hands high.
Matthew 27:51
And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was
Matthew 28:2
And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.
2 Peter 3:7-12
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].