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 slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished. He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet. 4He shouts a battle cry against the seaand makes it dry up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon withers. The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste. 6No one can withstand his indignation! No one can resist his fierce anger! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up as he approaches. 7The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge 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 22:8The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.
• Psalms 29:5The Lord’s shout breaks the cedars, the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
• Psalms 68:8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 97:4His lightning bolts light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.
• Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
• Isaiah 2:12Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud – they will be humiliated;
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!
• Habakkuk 3:10When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.
• 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.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
• Judges 5:5The mountains trembled before the Lord, the God of Sinai; before the Lord God of Israel.
• Psalms 46:6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 64:1If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!
• Micah 1:4The mountains will disintegrate beneath him, and the valleys will be split in two. The mountains will melt like wax in a fire, the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope.

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