New King James Version
2 Samuel 22:8
8“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, 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 Living Translation (NLT)“Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:8
6The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 7In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears. “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. 9Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. 10He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness 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 5:4“Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;
- Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
- Psalms 77:18The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 97:4His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.
- Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
- Matthew 27:51Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
- Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
- Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke.
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
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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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