Hakim-hakim 5:4

5:4 O Lord, when you departed ¹  from Seir,

when you marched from Edom’s plains,

the earth shook, the heavens poured down,

the clouds poured down rain. ² 

Ayub 9:6

9:6 he who shakes the earth out of its place ³ 

so that its pillars tremble; ⁴ 

Mazmur 11:3

11:3 When the foundations ⁵  are destroyed,

what can the godly ⁶  accomplish?” ⁷ 

Yehezkiel 38:19

38:19 In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, ⁸  I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake ⁹  in the land of Israel.

[5:4]  ¹ tn Or “went out.”

[5:4]  ² tn Heb “water.”

[9:6]  ³ sn Shakes the earth out of its place probably refers to earthquakes, although some commentators protest against this in view of the idea of the pillars. In the ancient world the poetical view of the earth is that it was a structure on pillars, with water around it and under it. In an earthquake the pillars were shaken, and the earth moved.

[9:6]  ⁴ tn The verb הִתְפַלָּצ (hitfallats) is found only here, but the root seems clearly to mean “to be tossed; to be thrown about,” and so in the Hitpael “quiver; shake; tremble.” One of the three nouns from this root is פַּלָּצוּת (pallatsut), the “shudder” that comes with terror (see Job 21:6; Isa 21:4; Ezek 7:18; and Ps 55:6).

[11:3]  ⁵ tn The precise meaning of this rare word is uncertain. An Ugaritic cognate is used of the “bottom” or “base” of a cliff or mountain (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 47, 159). The noun appears in postbiblical Hebrew with the meaning “foundation” (see Jastrow 1636 s.v. שָׁת).

[11:3]  ⁶ tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse.

[11:3]  ⁷ sn The quotation of the advisers’ words (which begins in 11:1c) ends at this point. They advise the psalmist to flee because the enemy is poised to launch a deadly attack. In such a lawless and chaotic situation godly people like the psalmist can accomplish nothing, so they might as well retreat to a safe place.

[38:19]  ⁸ sn The phrase “in the fire of my fury” occurs in Ezek 21:31; 22:21, 31.

[38:19]  ⁹ tn Or “shaking.”