Nahum 1:5

Translations

Modern

The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.

Traditional

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.

Literal

The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt, and the earth lifts up before His face, and the world and all those dwelling in it.

Latin

Montes commoti sunt ab eo, et colles desolati sunt: et contremuit terra a facie ejus, et orbis, et omnes habitantes in eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.

Notes

Nahum 1:5

Poetry in the Old Testament often describes the earth shaking. This language remembers the time of the exodus, when God showed his power as he rescued Israel from Egypt (for example, Psalm 18:7; Habakkuk 3:6; see Exodus 19:18).

Nahum 1:2–6

The hymn's first stanza uses biblical texts about Israel's exodus from Egypt. It teaches that everything in creation is under God's power. God will punish those who oppose him.

Nahum 1:2–11

This short hymn (a song of praise about God) has two stanzas (1:2–6, 7–11). It speaks about God’s supreme power and authority.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Justice

Events

Prophecies of Nahumc. 663 BC

Related verses

Micah 1:4
The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
2 Samuel 22:8
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Jeremiah 4:24
I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
Judges 5:5
The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
Psalm 97:4–5
His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
Isaiah 64:1–2
If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
Psalm 68:8
…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
Psalm 29:5–6
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalm 46:6
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
Psalm 114:4
…the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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