Nahum 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mic 1:4 : 4 And the mountains will be turned to water under him, and the deep valleys will be broken open, like wax before the fire, like waters flowing down a slope.
  • Jer 4:24 : 24 Looking at the mountains, I saw them shaking, and all the hills were moved about.
  • 2 Sam 22:8 : 8 Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
  • Judg 5:5 : 5 The mountains were shaking before the Lord, before the Lord, the God of Israel.
  • Ps 68:8 : 8 The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.
  • Ps 97:4-5 : 4 His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear. 5 The mountains became like wax at the coming of the Lord, at the coming of the Lord of all the earth.
  • Isa 64:1-2 : 1 O let the heavens be broken open and come down, so that the mountains may be shaking before you, As when fire puts the brushwood in flames, or as when water is boiling from the heat of the fire: to make your name feared by your haters, so that the nations may be shaking before you; 2 While you do acts of power for which we are not looking, and which have not come to the ears of men in the past.
  • Hab 3:10 : 10 The mountains saw you and were moved with fear; the clouds were streaming with water: the voice of the deep was sounding; the sun did not come up, and the moon kept still in her place.
  • Matt 27:51 : 51 And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;
  • Matt 28:2 : 2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.
  • 2 Pet 3:7-9 : 7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men. 8 But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things are coming to such an end, what sort of persons is it right for you to be, in all holy behaviour and righteousness, 12 Looking for and truly desiring the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will come to an end through fire, and the substance of the earth will be changed by the great heat?
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.
  • Ps 98:7 : 7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it;
  • Ps 114:4 : 4 The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.
  • Ps 114:6 : 6 You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?
  • Isa 2:12-14 : 12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up; 13 And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan; 14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;
  • Exod 19:18 : 18 And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking.
  • Ps 29:5-6 : 5 By the voice of the Lord are the cedar-trees broken, even the cedars of Lebanon are broken by the Lord. 6 He makes them go jumping about like a young ox; Lebanon and Sirion like a young mountain ox.
  • Ps 46:6 : 6 The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.

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    2 While you do acts of power for which we are not looking, and which have not come to the ears of men in the past.

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    5 Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.

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  • Exod 19:18
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    4 The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.

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    8 Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.