KJV 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.
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Nahum 1:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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.
Surrounding context — Nahum 1
2 God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.
3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD [hath] his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5 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.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הָרִים֙H2022 · harmountain: mountרָעֲשׁ֣וּH7493 · ra.ashto shakeמִמֶּ֔נּוּH4480 · minfromוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּH4127 · mugto meltוַתִּשָּׂ֤אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִפָּנָ֔יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeוְתֵבֵ֖לH8398 · te.velworldוְכָל־H3605 · kolallיֹ֥שְׁבֵיH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָֽהּ׃H9034 · haher
Cross-references
Micah 1:4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, [and] as the waters [that are] poured down a steep place.Jeremiah 4:24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.Psalm 68:8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: [even] Sinai itself [was moved] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.Psalm 97:4-5His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.Judges 5:5The mountains melted from before the LORD, [even] that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.Isaiah 64:1-2Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw thee, [and] they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, [and] lifted up his hands on high.Psalm 46:6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.Psalm 98:7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Psalm 29:5-6The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.Psalm 114:6Ye mountains, [that] ye skipped like rams; [and] ye little hills, like lambs?Psalm 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, [and] the little hills like lambs.Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.Isaiah 2:12-14For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low:Matthew 28:2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.2 Peter 3:7-12But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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