Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Earth » Ancient notions concerning
“He raises up the poor from the dust,
He lifts up the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor and glory;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the land on them.
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
After this I saw four angels stationed at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
Earthquakes » Are visible tokens of » God's power
Who shakes the earth out of its place,
And its pillars tremble;
His voice shook the earth [at Mount Sinai] then, but now He has given a promise, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the [starry] heaven.”