2 Samuel 22:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"Then the earth quaked and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled. They were shaken because he was angry.

Berean Standard Bible:

Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

American Standard Version:

Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Then the earth{H776} shook{H1607}{H1607} and trembled{H7493}; the foundations{H4146} of heaven{H8064} moved{H7264} and shook{H1607}, because he was wroth{H2734}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 97:4

  • His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

Job 26:11

  • The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

Psalms 77:18

  • The voice of thy thunder [was] in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

Judges 5:4

  • LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Nahum 1:5

  • 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.

Psalms 18:7

  • Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

Matthew 28:2

  • And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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Commentary for 2 Samuel 22:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  2. Strong's Number: H1607
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּעַשׁ
    Transliteration: gâʻash
    Pronunciation: gaw-ash'
    Description: a primitive root; to agitate violently; move, shake, toss, trouble.
  3. Strong's Number: H7493
    There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָעַשׁ
    Transliteration: râʻash
    Pronunciation: raw-ash
    Description: a primitive root; to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust); make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
  4. Strong's Number: H4146
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוֹסָדָה
    Transliteration: môwçâdâh
    Pronunciation: mo-saw-daw'
    Description: or מֹסָדָה; feminine of מוֹסָד; a foundation; foundation.
  5. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  6. Strong's Number: H7264
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָגַז
    Transliteration: râgaz
    Pronunciation: raw-gaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear); be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.
  7. Strong's Number: H2734
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָרָה
    Transliteration: chârâh
    Pronunciation: khaw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root (compare חָרַר); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תַּחָרָה.