Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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.
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
Topics
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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 shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers. 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. 6 No one can withstand his indignation! No one can resist his fierce anger! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up as he approaches.
Cross References
Micah 1:4
The mountains will disintegrate beneath him, and the valleys will be split in two. The mountains will melt like wax in a fire, the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope.
2 Samuel 22:8
The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.
Jeremiah 4:24
I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!
Exodus 19:18
Now Mount Sinai was completely covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a great furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
Judges 5:5
The mountains trembled before the Lord, the God of Sinai; before the Lord God of Israel.
Psalm 29:5-6
The Lord's shout breaks the cedars, the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalm 46:6
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.
Psalm 68:8
the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
Psalm 97:4-5
His lightning bolts light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Psalm 98:7
Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the world and those who live in it!
Psalm 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
Psalm 114:6
Why do you skip like rams, O mountains, like lambs, O hills?
Isaiah 2:12-14
Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud -- they will be humiliated;
Isaiah 64:1-2
If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!
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.
Matthew 27:51
Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
Matthew 28:2
Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
2 Peter 3:7-12
But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.