Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish. 5 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. 6 Who can stand before his fury? And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.
Cross References
Micah 1:4
The mountains will melt under him and the valleys will split apart, like wax in the presence of fire and like water gushing down a steep incline.
2 Samuel 22:8
Just then the earth shook and trembled! The foundations of heaven reeled and quaked because the LORD was angry.
Jeremiah 4:24
I looked at the mountains; they were quaking, and all the hills moved back and forth.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had come down in fire on it. Smoke went up from it like smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.
Judges 5:5
Mountains tremble at the presence of the LORD even Sinai! at the presence of the LORD God of Israel.
Psalm 29:5-6
The voice of the LORD snaps the cedars; the LORD snaps the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalm 46:6
The nations roared; the kingdoms were shaken. His voice boomed; the earth melts.
Psalm 68:8
the land quaked. Indeed, the heavens poured down rain from the presence of God, this God of Sinai, from the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psalm 97:4-5
His lightning bolts light the world; the earth sees and shakes.
Psalm 98:7
Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the world and its inhabitants;
Psalm 114:4
the mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs.
Psalm 114:6
Mountains, that you skipped like rams? And you hills, that you skipped like lambs?
Isaiah 2:12-14
"For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has reserved a time to oppose all who are proud and haughty, and the self-exalting they will be humbled.
Isaiah 64:1-2
If only you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence
Habakkuk 3:10
When the mountains looked upon you, they trembled; the overflowing water passed by, the ocean shouted, and its waves surged upward.
Matthew 27:51
Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,
Matthew 28:2
Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.
2 Peter 3:7-12
Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.