Nahum 1:5
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.
Nahum 1:5 in other translations
| BSB | The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers. |
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| WEB | The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up is the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it. |
| DARBY | The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell therein. |
What does Nahum 1:5 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nahum 1:1-8
About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh knows not that God who contends with her, but is told what a God he is. It is good for all to mix faith with what is here said concerning Him, which speaks great terror to the wicked, and comfort to believers. Let each take his portion from it: let sinners read it and…
Nahum 1:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nahum 1:5
- Micah 1:4
And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
- Jeremiah 4:24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
- 2 Samuel 22:8
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
- Judges 5:5
The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
- Isaiah 64:1-2
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
- Psalms 68:8
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
- Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
- Psalms 97:4-5
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
- Exodus 19:18
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
- Psalms 29:5-6
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
- Psalms 98:7
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- Psalms 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
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- Nahum 1:4
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
- Nahum 1:5
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.
- Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Nahum 1:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los montes tiemblan de él, y los collados se deslíen; y la tierra se abrasa á su presencia, y el mundo, y todos los que en él habitan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les montagnes tremblent devant lui, et les collines se fondent; et devant sa face la terre se soulève, et le monde et tous ceux qui y habitent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Vor ihm erbeben die Berge und zerfließen die Hügel, und vor seinem Angesicht erhebt sich die Erde und der Erdkreis und alle, die darauf wohnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Montes commoti sunt ab eo, et colles desolati sunt: et contremuit terra a facie ejus, et orbis, et omnes habitantes in eo. |