Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.
Parallel translations
- WEB Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- KJV And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- NKJV Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- NASB And every island fled, and no mountains were found.
- NLT And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled.
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Quick answer
Every island flees and the mountains vanish. Creation itself is undone before the judgment of God.
Overview
The disappearance of islands and mountains portrays the dissolution of the present order before the awesome presence of the Judge. Such imagery echoes prophetic descriptions of the day of the Lord (e.g., Isaiah 2). It conveys that nothing in creation can stand unshaken when God acts in final judgment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rev 6:14The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Rev 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.
- Isa 2:14–17against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
- Jer 4:23–25I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
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