- the land:
- It is supposed that an earthquake is here intended; the rising and falling of the ground, with a wave-like motion, and its leaving its proper place and bounds, in consequence of an earthquake, being justly and beautifully compared to the swelling, overflowing, and subsiding of the Nile. "Then the earthª shookª° and trembled;ª° the foundationsª also of the hillsª movedª° and were shaken,ª° because¹ he was wroth.ª°" {Psa 18:7} + "Thou hast made the earthª to tremble;ª° thou hast brokenª° it: healª° the breachesª thereof; for¹ it shaketh.ª° ... Thou hast shewedª° thy peopleª hard¹ things:² thou hast made us to drinkª° the wineª of astonishment.ª" {Psa 60:2-3} + "The seaª sawª° [it], and fled:ª° Jordanª was drivenª° back.ª ... Tremble,ª° thou earth,ª at the presenceª¹ of the Lord,ª at the presenceª¹ of the Godª of Jacob;ª" {Psa 114:3-7} + "Therefore¹¹ is the angerª of the LORDª kindledª° against his people,ª and he hath stretched forthª° his handª against¹ them, and hath smittenª° them: and the hillsª did tremble,ª° and their carcasesª [were] tornª¹ in the midstª of the streets.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched outª° still.¹" {Isa 5:25} + "The earthª is utterly²° broken down,ª° the earthª is clean²° dissolved,ª° the earthª is moved²° exceedingly.ª° ... The earthª shall reel²° to and froª° like a drunkard,ª and shall be removedª° like a cottage;ª and the transgressionª thereof shall be heavyª° upon¹ it; and it shall fall,ª° and not¹ riseª° again.ª°" {Isa 24:19-20} + "I beheldª° the mountains,ª and, lo,¹ they trembled,ª° and all¹ the hillsª moved lightly.ª° ... I beheld,ª° and, lo,¹ the fruitful placeª [was] a wilderness,ª and all¹ the citiesª thereof were broken downª° at the presenceª¹ of the LORD,ª [and] by¹¹ his fierceª anger.ª" {Jer 4:24-26} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª cometh forthª° out of his place,ª¹ and will come down,ª° and treadª° upon¹ the high placesª of the earth.ª ... For the transgressionª of Jacobª [is] all¹ this,¹ and for the sinsª of the houseª of Israel.ª What¹ [is] the transgressionª of Jacob?ª [is it] not¹ Samaria?ª and what¹ [are] the high placesª of Judah?ª [are they] not¹ Jerusalem?ª" {Mic 1:3-5} + "The mountainsª quakeª° at¹ him, and the hillsª melt,ª° and the earthª is burnedª° at his presence,ª¹ yea, the world,ª and all¹ that dwellª° therein. ... Who¹ can standª° beforeª his indignation?ª and who¹ can abideª° in the fiercenessª of his anger?ª his furyª is poured outª° like fire,ª and the rocksª are thrown downª° by¹ him." {Nah 1:5-6} + "Beforeª him went²°¹ the pestilence,ª and burning coalsª went forthª° at his feet.ª ... Was the LORDª displeasedª° against the rivers?ª [was] thine angerª against the rivers?ª [was] thy wrathª against the sea,ª that¹ thou didst rideª° upon¹ thine horsesª [and] thy chariotsª of salvation?ª" {Hab 3:5-8} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Yet¹ once,ª it¹ [is] a little while,ª and I¹ will shakeª°¹ the heavens,ª and the earth,ª and the sea,ª and the dryª [land]; ... And I will shakeª°¹ all¹ nations,ª and the desireª of all¹ nationsª shall come:ª° and I will fillª°¹ this¹ houseª with glory,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Hgg 2:6-7}
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