God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 22:8
8Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
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 ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me. 7I called on the Lord in my distress. I called to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears. Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry. 9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it. 10He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:8 word by word
וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מוֹסְד֥וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּֽי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shookגָּעַשׁgâ‛ash · to shakeH1607
- and trembledרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
- the foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
- of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- movedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
- because he was wrothחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:8
- Judges 5:4O Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the country of Edom, the earth quaked, the sky poured, the clouds burst,
- Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
- Psalms 77:18The sound of your thunder rumbled in the sky. Streaks of lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 97:4His flashes of lightning light up the world. The earth sees them and trembles.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stands and shakes the earth. He casts a glance and startles the nations. The oldest mountains break apart. The ancient hills sink. The ancient paths belong to him.
- Matthew 27:51Suddenly, the curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split open.
- Matthew 28:2Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it.
- Acts 4:31When they had finished praying, their meeting place shook. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak God’s word boldly.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished when he yells at them.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake because of him. The hills melt. The earth draws back in his presence. The world and all who live in it draw back as well.
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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
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