Nahum 1:5

Nahum 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.

Context of Nahum 1:5

3The Lord is patient and has great strength. The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished. Raging winds and storms mark his path, and clouds are the dust from his feet. 4He yells at the sea and makes it dry. He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither. The flowers of Lebanon wither. The 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. 6Who can stand in the presence of his rage? Who can oppose his burning anger? He pours out his rage like fire and smashes the rocky cliffs. 7The Lord is good. ⌞He is⌟ a fortress in the day of trouble. He knows those who seek shelter in him.

Nahum 1:5 word by word

הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• quakeרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• at him, and the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• meltמוּגmûg · to meltH4127
• and the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is burnedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• at his presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• yea, the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• and all that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Nahum 1:5

• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
• Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars. The Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalms 68:8the earth quaked and the sky poured in the presence of the God of Sinai, in the presence of the God of Israel.
• Psalms 97:4His flashes of lightning light up the world. The earth sees them and trembles.
• Psalms 114:4The mountains jumped like rams. The hills jumped like lambs.
• Isaiah 2:12The Lord of Armies will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited and all who are proud of themselves (they will be humbled),
• Jeremiah 4:24I see the mountains. They are shaking, and the hills are swaying.
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains look at you. They writhe in pain. Floodwaters pass by. The deep ocean roars. Its waves rise up high.
• 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.
• 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.
• Judges 5:5and the mountains shook in the presence of the Lord God of Sinai, in the presence of the Lord God of Israel.
• Psalms 46:6Nations are in turmoil, and kingdoms topple. The earth melts at the sound of ⌞God’s⌟ voice.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax in the presence of the Lord, in the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 64:1If only you would split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.
• Micah 1:4Mountains will melt under him like wax near a fire. Valleys will split apart like water pouring down a steep hill.

Commentaries on Nahum 1:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Poetry 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. earth is burned--so Grotius. Rather, "lifts itself," that is, "heaveth" [Maurer]: as the Hebrew is translated in Psa 89:9; Ho 13:1; compare 2Sa 5:21, Margin.Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 1:5

• Earthquakes
• God
• Mountain
• Volcanoes

In the dictionaries

• Adversary
• Earthquake
• Lightning
• Vengeance
• Hill; Mount; Mountain
• Job, Book of
• Nahum; the Book of

Commentaries on Nahum 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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