Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
Parallel translations
- KJV Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
- BSB Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- NKJV Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
- NASB ¶Tremble, earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,
- NLT Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.
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- Jer 5:22Don’t you fear me?’ says Yahweh ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail; though they roar, yet they can’t pass over it.’
- Isa 64:1–3Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
- Ps 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- Mic 6:1–2Listen now to what Yahweh says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.
- Ps 96:9Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
- Ps 97:4–5His 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.
- Job 9:6He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble.
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