Nahum 1:5

In 11 translations

BSB

The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

KJV

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.

WEB

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

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.

LSV

Mountains have shaken because of Him, || And the hills have been melted; And the earth [is] lifted up at His presence, || And the world and all dwelling in it.

YLT

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.

DBY

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.

DRC

The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.

GNV

The mountaines tremble for him, and the hilles melt, and the earth is burnt at his sight, yea, the worlde, and all that dwell therein.

JPS

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.

LXXE

The mountains quake at him, and the hills are shaken, and the earth recoils at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell in it.

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WLC

הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃

LXX-Br

Τὰ ὄρη ἐσείσθησαν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ἐσαλεύθησαν· καὶ ἀνεστάλη ἡ γῆ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, ἡ σύμπασα καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ.

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• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
• Isaiah 64:1–2If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations…
• Psalms 68:8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• Judges 5:5The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 97:4–5His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
• Psalms 98:7Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
• Psalms 29:5–6The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
• Psalms 114:6O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
• Psalms 46:6Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
• Psalms 114:4the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
• Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
• Isaiah 2:12–14For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled— against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,…
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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