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 the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

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

• Whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• voiceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• shookσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• he hath promisedἐπαγγέλλωepaggellō · to professG1861
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• shakeσείωseiō · to shakeG4579
• notοὐou · noG3756
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:26

• Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because Yhwh descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
• Psalms 114:6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
• Hebrews 12:27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
• Isaiah 2:19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of Yhwh, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
• Isaiah 13:13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of Yhwh of Armies, and in the day of his fierce anger.
• Joel 3:16Yhwh also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: But Yhwh will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
• Haggai 2:6For thus saith Yhwh of Armies; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, 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