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The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills melt; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him And the hills melt away; Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence— Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all who live in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At the sight of the LORD, mountains and hills tremble and melt; the earth and its people shudder and shake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The mountains quake because of him. The hills melt. The earth draws back in his presence. The world and all who live in it draw back as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Mountains quake in the presence of the LORD; hills melt before him. The earth shakes when the LORD appears; the world and all its people tremble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence?the world and all its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, even the world, and all that dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Mountains have shaken because of Him, "" And the hills have been melted; And the earth [is] lifted up at His presence, "" And the world and all dwelling in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up is the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The mountains shook from him, and the hills melted, and the earth will lift up from his face, and the habitable globe and all dwelling in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate: and the earth hath quaked at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The mountains have trembled before him, and the hills have become desolate, and the earth has quaked before his face, both the world and all that dwells in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him, and the hills dissolve; The earth is laid waste before him, the world and all who dwell in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The mountains quake before him and the hills break loose; the earth trembles at his presence, yea, the world and all that dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Mountains shook from before him and the hills are broken apart; the Earth shook from before him, the world and all its inhabitants<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The mountains quake at Him, And the hills melt; And the earth is upheaved at His presence, Yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The mountains quake at him, and the hills are shaken, and the earth recoils at his presence, <i>even</i> the world, and all that dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vC_xxtlDxA?start=46" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nahum/1.htm">The Oracle of Nineveh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">The mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: rā·‘ă·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">quake</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">before Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">and the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/4127.htm" title="4127: hiṯ·mō·ḡā·ḡū (V-Hitpael-Perf-3cp) -- To melt. A primitive root; to melt, i.e. Literally, or figuratively.">melt away;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wat·tiś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">trembles</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·nāw (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">at His presence—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: wə·ṯê·ḇêl (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">the world</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">its dwellers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></span><br />The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! / When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a></span><br />The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Habakkuk 3:6</a></span><br />He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5</a></span><br />The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-7.htm">Psalm 114:7</a></span><br />Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Jeremiah 4:24</a></span><br />I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14-17</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. / Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a></span><br />At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18-20</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world, and all that dwell therein.</p><p class="hdg">mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5,6</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></b></br> The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: <i>even</i> Sinai itself <i>was moved</i> at the presence of God, the God of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">the hills.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-5.htm">Judges 5:5</a></b></br> The mountains melted from before the LORD, <i>even</i> that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Psalm 46:6</a></b></br> The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a></b></br> The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.</p><p class="hdg">the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7-12</a></b></br> But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/daniel/5-16.htm">Dissolve</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/micah/1-3.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Melt</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/30-22.htm">Dissolve</a> <a href="/nahum/3-18.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/nahum/2-6.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Melt</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/nahum/1-15.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/job/37-1.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">The majesty of God in goodness to his people, and severity against his enemies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Mountains, often seen as symbols of strength and permanence, are depicted as trembling before the Lord. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a>, where mountains melt like wax before the Lord. It underscores the idea that nothing in creation is beyond God's control or influence. The quaking of mountains can also be seen as a metaphor for the upheaval of nations and powers in the presence of divine judgment.<p><b>and the hills melt away</b><br>The melting of hills further illustrates the overwhelming presence of God. In ancient Near Eastern culture, hills and high places were often associated with the worship of deities. The imagery of hills melting signifies the futility of idolatry and the supremacy of the one true God. This can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/64.htm">Isaiah 64:1-3</a>, where the mountains quake at God's presence, highlighting His ability to dismantle human constructs and false gods.<p><b>the earth trembles at His presence</b><br>The trembling of the earth signifies a universal recognition of God's majesty and power. This is reminiscent of the theophany at Mount Sinai in <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, where the whole mountain trembled violently as God descended upon it. Such imagery serves to remind believers of God's holiness and the reverence due to Him. It also foreshadows the eschatological shaking of the earth described in <a href="/hebrews/12-26.htm">Hebrews 12:26-27</a>, where God will once more shake not only the earth but also the heavens.<p><b>the world and all its dwellers</b><br>This phrase extends the scope of God's dominion to include all inhabitants of the earth. It emphasizes that every person and creature is subject to God's authority. This is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>, which declares that the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. It serves as a reminder of human accountability to God and the inevitability of His judgment. The comprehensive nature of this statement also points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's kingdom, where every knee will bow and every tongue confess His lordship, as prophesied in <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nahum.htm">Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet whose name means "comfort" or "consolation." He prophesied the downfall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, which was a significant power and oppressor of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_hills.htm">Mountains and Hills</a></b><br>Symbolic of stability and permanence in the ancient world, representing the natural order and creation itself.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents the entirety of creation, emphasizing the scope of God's power and presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world_and_its_dwellers.htm">The World and Its Dwellers</a></b><br>Refers to all humanity and living creatures, highlighting the universal impact of God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The central theme of the verse, illustrating God's overwhelming power and authority over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of mountains quaking and hills melting underscores God's absolute authority over the natural world. This should remind believers of His control over all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_presence.htm">The Power of God's Presence</a></b><br>The earth trembling at God's presence serves as a powerful reminder of His holiness and might. Believers are called to live in reverence and awe of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_comfort.htm">Judgment and Comfort</a></b><br>While Nahum's message is one of judgment against Nineveh, it also offers comfort to God's people, assuring them of His justice and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/response_to_god's_majesty.htm">Response to God's Majesty</a></b><br>Recognizing God's power should lead to worship and submission. Believers are encouraged to respond with humility and trust in God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_impact_of_god's_actions.htm">Universal Impact of God's Actions</a></b><br>The verse highlights that God's actions affect the entire world, reminding believers of the global scope of His plans and purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_fake_news.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_'mountains_melt_like_wax'_be_literal.htm">How could “mountains melt like wax” (Psalm 97:5) be taken literally without contradicting known geological processes? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_literal_is_'mountains_skipping'.htm">How literally should we interpret the “mountains skipping” in Psalm 114:4, and what scientific mechanisms could explain this imagery? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_divine_wrath_in_quakes_melts.htm">Nahum 1:5 mentions mountains quaking and hills melting; is there any historical or geological evidence for such dramatic events tied to divine wrath?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Is burned.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">heaves.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The mountains quake.</span> The mountains, the very emblems of stability, tremble before him (Adios 8:8). <span class="cmt_word">The hills melt;</span> <span class="greek">Οἱ βουνοὶ ἐσαλεύθησαν</span>, "The hills were shaken" (Septuagint). The hills dissolve like wax or anew at his presence (see <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Amos 4:13</a>; <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Micah 1:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Burned</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἀνεστάλη</span>, "recoils," "is upheaved," as by an earthquake. This rendering has the greatest authority. <span class="cmt_word">The world;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the habitable world, and all living creatures therein (<a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Joel 1:18-20</a>). Nature animate and inanimate is represented as actuated by the terror of conscious guilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quake</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעֲשׁ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ă·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To undulate, through fear, to spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the hills</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hillock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">melt away;</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·mō·ḡā·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To melt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trembles</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשָּׂ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at His presence—</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפָּנָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the world</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֵבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its dwellers.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֥שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before him and (Nah. 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