2 Samuel
2 Samuel 22:8
8Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavensa trembled;
they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Footnotes
- a 22:8 Most Hebrew sources; Vulgate, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:7|PSA 18:7) mountains
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| shook | וַתִּגְעַשׁ | wat·tiḡ·ʿaš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1607 shake, quake |
| and quaked | וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ | wat·tir·‘aš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7493 quake, shake |
| the foundations | מוֹסְד֥וֹת | mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4146 foundation |
| of the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| trembled | יִרְגָּ֑זוּ | yir·gā·zū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed |
| they were shaken | וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ | way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1607 shake, quake |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He burned with anger | חָ֥רָה | ḥā·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 26:11 · Psalm 97:4 · Judges 5:4 · Psalm 77:18 · Psalm 18:7 · Matthew 28:2 · Acts 4:31 · Nahum 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.