Nahum 1:5
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The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
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Judgment upon Nineveh Decreed by God - Nah 1:1-15 Jehovah, the jealous God and avenger of evil, before whose manifestation of wrath the globe trembles (Nah 1:2-6), will prove Himself a strong tower to His own people by destroying Nineveh (Nah 1:7-11), since He has determined to break the yoke which Asshur has laid upon Judah, and to destroy this enemy of His people (Nah 1:12-14).
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The inscription of the book, (Nah 1:1). II. A magnificent display of the glory of God, in a mixture of wrath and justice against the wicked, and mercy and grace towards his people, and the discovery of his majesty and power in both (Nah 1:2-8). III. A particular application of this (as most interpreters think) to the destruction of Sennacherib and the Assyrian army, when they besieged Jerusalem, which was a very memorable and illustrious instance of the power both of God's justice and of his mercy, and spoke abundance of terror to his enemies and encouragement to his faithful servants (Nah 1:9 -16
Open source ↗1:5 Old Testament poetry often mentions the shaking of the earth to commemorate the Exodus period (e.g., Ps 18:7; Hab 3:6; see Exod 19:18).
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The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.