who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke.
Amos 9:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Lord, God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord God of hosts, it is He Who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; it shall rise like the [river] Nile, all of it, and it shall sink again like the Nile of Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt; Common English Bible The LORD, God of heavenly forces, touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it are sick to death. All of it rises up like the Nile and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord God of hosts, he touches the earth and it will melt. And all who dwell in it will mourn. And everyone will rise up like a river, and will flow away like the river of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord the God of hosts is he who toucheth the earth, and it shall melt: and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up as a river, and shall run down as the river of Egypt. |
who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke.
Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains so that they smoke.
Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
The nations are in an uproar; the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice; the earth melts.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—
How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who live in it, the animals and the birds are swept away, and because people said, “He is blind to our ways.”
Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish; together with the wild animals and the birds of the air, even the fish of the sea are perishing.
Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it.
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.
The mountains saw you and writhed; a torrent of water swept by; the deep gave forth its voice. The sun raised high its hands;
The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”
Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.