2 Samuel 22:8

2 Samuel 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
• New International Version (NIV)The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:8

6The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; 7In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears. Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth. 9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it. 10And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.

2 Samuel 22:8 word by word

וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מוֹסְד֥וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּֽי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shookרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• trembledרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:8

• Judges 5:4Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
• Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he was wroth.
• Psalms 77:18The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind, lightnings lit up the world; the earth was troubled and it quaked.
• Psalms 97:4His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and discomfited the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered, The everlasting hills gave way: His ways are everlasting.
• Matthew 27:51And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,
• Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of [the] Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
• Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
• Job 26:11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt, and the earth is upheaved at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-20David clearly explains how God listened to him (2 Samuel 22:7). He describes God's rescue as a theophany (a visible sign of God's presence; see study notes on Exodus 19:16–25; Deuteronomy 1:33), which reminds us of God's appearance at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16–20; compare Judges 5:4–5).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:8

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings