Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
- BSB Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- NKJV “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
- NASB “Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.
- NLT “Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.
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- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
- Ps 97:4His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.
- Ps 77:18The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
- Judg 5:4“Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.
- Matt 28:2Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.
- Ps 18:7Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
- Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
- Nah 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
- Matt 27:51Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Hab 3:6–11He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.
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