Hebrews 12:26

Hebrews 12:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."
• New King James Version (NKJV)whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”

Context of Hebrews 12:26

24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel. 25See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns us from heaven. And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” 27This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let’s show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

Hebrews 12:26 word by word

οὗ ἡ φωνὴ τὴν γῆν ἐσάλευσεν τότε, νῦν δὲ ἐπήγγελται λέγων· ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐγὼ σείσω οὐ μόνον τὴν γῆν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν οὐρανόν.Read the interlinear

• His voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• shookσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• but nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• He has promisedἐπαγγέλλωepaggellō · to professG1861
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• I will shakeσείωseiō · to shakeG4579
• not onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• but alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:26

• Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the entire mountain quaked violently.
• Psalms 114:6Mountains, that you skip like rams? Hills, like lambs?
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and quaked; The downpour of waters swept by. The deep raised its voice, It lifted high its hands.
• Hebrews 12:27This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
• Isaiah 2:19People will go into caves of the rocks And into holes in the ground Away from the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.
• Isaiah 13:13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the Lord of armies In the day of His burning anger.
• Joel 3:16The Lord roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth quake. But the Lord is a refuge for His people, And a stronghold for the sons of Israel.
• Haggai 2:6For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Whose voice then shook the earth - Namely, at the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; and from this it seems that it was the voice of Jesus that then shook the earth, and that it was he who came down on the mount. But others refer this simply to God the Father giving the law. Not the earth only, but also heaven - Probably referring to the approaching destruction of Jerusalem, and the total abolition of the political and ecclesiastical constitution of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Whose voice then shook the earth - When he spake at Mount Sinai. The meaning is, that the mountain and the region around quaked; Exodus 19:18. The “voice” here referred to is that of God speaking from the holy mount. But now hath he promised, saying - The words here quoted are taken from Haggai 2:6, where they refer to the changes which would take place under the Messiah. The meaning is, that there would be great revolutions in his coming, “as if” the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church state was formed, was a mount such as might be touched, though forbidden to be so, a place that could be felt; so the Mosaic dispensation was much in outward and earthly things. The gospel state is kind and condescending, suited to our weak frame. Under the gospel all may come with boldness to God's presence. But the most holy must despair, if judged by the holy law given from Sinai, without a Saviour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27shook the earth: Exodus 19:18; Judges 5:5; Psalms 68:8; 77:18. “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well”: This quote from Haggai 2:6 highlights that all of creation will be shaken and removed during the final judgment at the end of time (1 Corinthians 7:31; 2 Peter 3:10, 12; Revelation 21:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. then shook--when He gave the law on Sinai. now--under the Gospel. promised--The announcement of His coming to break up the present order of things, is to the ungodly a terror, to the godly a promise, the fulfilment of which they look for with joyful hope. Yet once more--Compare Notes, see on Hag 2:6; Hag 2:21, 22, both of which passages are condensed into one here. The shaking began at the first coming of Messiah; it will be completed at His second…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:26

• Earthquakes
• Escape
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

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Commentaries on Hebrews 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings