At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
Parallel translations
- WEB The earth trembles at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise which is heard in the Red Sea.
- KJV The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
- NKJV The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea.
- NASB The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the Red Sea.
- NLT The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.
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Quick answer
Edom's fall will be so great that the earth quakes and the cry is heard as far as the Red Sea. The collapse of this proud nation reverberates widely.
Overview
Vivid hyperbole conveys the magnitude of Edom's ruin, felt across the region. Such language underscores that God's judgments are weighty events that shake the world's stability. It reminds readers that the downfall of the mighty is ultimately the LORD's doing.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 50:46At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
- Isa 14:4–15you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Ezek 32:10I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
- Ezek 21:16Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed.
- Ezek 26:15–18This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
- Rev 18:10In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
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