New English Translation
2 Samuel 22:8
8The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved 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 Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me. 7In my distress I called to the Lord; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help. The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry. 9Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals. 10He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was 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 departed from Seir, when you marched from Edom’s plains, the earth shook, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down rain.
- Psalms 18:7The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.
- Psalms 77:18Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind; the lightning bolts lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 97:4His lightning bolts light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
- Habakkuk 3:6He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.
- Matthew 27:51Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
- Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
- Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.
- Job 26:11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
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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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