God’s Word Translation
Job 9:6
6He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.
Job 9:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
- New International Version (NIV)He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble;
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
Context of Job 9:6
4“God is wise in heart and mighty in power. Who could oppose him and win? 5He moves mountains without their knowing it, and he topples them in his anger. He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble. 7He commands the sun not to rise. He doesn’t let the stars come out. 8He stretches out the heavens by himself and walks on the waves of the sea.
Read all of Job 9Job 9:6 word by word
הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז אֶ֭רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 9:6
- Isaiah 2:19People will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the ground because of the Lord’s terrifying presence and the honor of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth.
- Isaiah 13:13I will make heaven tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place when the Lord of Armies is angry. At that time he will be very angry.
- Isaiah 24:1The Lord is going to turn the earth into a desolate wasteland. He will mar the face of the earth and scatter the people living on it.
- Haggai 2:6“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Once again, in a little while, I am going to shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
- Hebrews 12:26When God spoke to your ancestors, his voice shook the earth. But now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the sky.”
- Revelation 20:11I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence, but no place was found for them.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished when he yells at them.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have ⌞such⌟ insight.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
- Psalms 75:3When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt, I will make its foundations as solid as rock. Selah
- Psalms 114:7Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, in the presence of the God of Jacob.
- Jeremiah 4:24I see the mountains. They are shaking, and the hills are swaying.
- Joel 2:10The earth quakes in their presence, and the sky shakes. The sun and the moon turn dark, and the stars no longer shine.
Commentaries on Job 9:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The pillars thereof tremble - This also refers to an earthquake, and to that tremulous motion which sometimes gives warning of the approaching catastrophe, and from which this violent convulsion of nature has received its name. Earthquakes, in Scripture language, signify also violent commotions and disturbances in states; mountains often signify rulers; sun, empires; stars, petty states. But it is most likely that the expressions here are to be understood…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Which shaketh the earth out of her place - This evidently refers to violent convulsions of nature, as if the earth were to be taken away. Objects on the earth‘s surface become displaced, and convulsion seems to seize the world. The Septuagint renders this, “who shaketh that which is under the heavens from its foundations” - ̓ ́ ek themeliōn The change in the Hebrew would be very slight to authorize this rendering. And the pillars thereof tremble - In…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6When God moves mountains or shakes the earth, it shows his presence as: One who gives laws (Exodus 19:18). One who judges (Jeremiah 4:24). One who rescues (Psalm 18:7; Isaiah 13:13; 29:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The earth is regarded, poetically, as resting on pillars, which tremble in an earthquake (Psa 75:3; Is 24:20). The literal truth as to the earth is given (Job 26:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 9
- 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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