Then the earth shook. It trembled. The foundations of heaven shook. Why? Because the Lord was angry!
Nahum 1:5 - Easy To Read Version The Lord will come,\par and the mountains will shake \{with fear\},\par and the hills will melt away.\par The Lord will come,\par and the earth will shake with fear.\par The world and every person on it\par will shake with fear.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The mountains tremble and quake before Him and the hills melt away, and the earth is upheaved at His presence–yes, the world and all that dwell in it. American Standard Version (1901) The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Common English Bible The mountains quake because of him; the hills melt away. The earth heaves before him— the world and all who dwell in it. Catholic Public Domain Version The mountains have trembled before him, and the hills have become desolate, and the earth has quaked before his face, both the world and all that dwells in it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein. |
Then the earth shook. It trembled. The foundations of heaven shook. Why? Because the Lord was angry!
The foundations that hold up the sky\par shake with fear\par when God threatens them.\par
God moves mountains when he is angry\par and they don’t even know it.\par
The Lord can just look at the earth,\par and it will shake.\par He can touch the mountains\par and smoke will begin to rise from them.\par
Mountains, why did you dance like rams?\par And hills, why did you dance like lambs?\par
The earth shook and trembled;\par the foundations of heaven shook.\par Why? Because the Lord was angry!\par
Smoke came from God’s nose. {\cf2\super [101]} \par Burning flames came from\par God’s mouth,\par Burning sparks flew from him.\par
The nations will shake with fear,\par those kingdoms will fall\par when the Lord shouts,\par and the earth crumbles.\par
Blow the pipes and horns,\par and shout for joy to the Lord our King!\par
Mount Sinai was covered with smoke. Smoke rose off the mountain like smoke from a furnace. This happened because the Lord came down to the mountain in fire. Also, the whole mountain began to shake.
Look! The Lord will destroy this land. The Lord will completely clean everything from the land. The Lord will force the people to go far away.
The sins of the world are very heavy.\par So the earth will fall under that weight.\par The earth will shake like an old house.\par The earth will fall like a drunk person.\par The earth will not be able to continue.\par
So the Lord has become very angry with his people. And the Lord will raise his hand and punish them. Even the mountains will be frightened. Dead bodies will lie in the streets like garbage. But God will still be angry. His hand will still be raised \{to punish the people\}.
But the Lord is the only true God.\par He is the only God who is truly alive.\par He is the King that rules forever.\par The earth shakes when God is angry.\par The people of the nations can’t stop his anger.\par
I looked at the mountains,\par and they were shaking.\par All of the hills were trembling.\par
At that time, all living things will quake (shake) with fear. The fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the wild animals in the fields, and all the little creatures crawling on the ground will shake with fear. The mountains will fall down and the cliffs will collapse. Every wall will fall to the ground!”
Before them, earth and sky shake.\par The sun and the moon become dark.\par And the stars stop shining.\par
My Master, the Lord All-Powerful,\par will touch the land,\par and the land will melt.\par Then all the people that live in the land\par will cry for the dead people.\par The land will rise and fall\par like the Nile River in Egypt.\par
The mountains will melt under him\par like wax before a fire.\par The valleys will split open\par and flow like water down a steep hill.\par
The mountains saw you and shook.\par The water flowed off the land.\par The water from the sea made a loud noise\par as it lost its power over the land.\par
That tall mountain will be like a flat place for Zerubbabel. He will build the temple, and when the most important stone is put in place, the people will shout, ‘Beautiful! Beautiful!’”
“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All those proud people will be punished. All those evil people will burn like straw. At that time, they will be like a bush burning in the fire—and there will not be a branch or root left.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
When Jesus died, the curtain in the temple {\cf2\super [434]} was torn into two pieces. The tear started at the top and tore all the way to the bottom. Also, the earth shook and rocks were broken.
At that time there was a very strong earthquake. An angel of the Lord came from the sky. The angel went to the tomb {\cf2\super [441]} and rolled the stone away from the entrance. Then the angel sat on the stone.
Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.
The sky was divided. It was rolled up like a scroll. {\cf2\super [53]} And every mountain and island was moved from its place.
The mountains shook before the Lord, the God of Mount Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel!