Judgment to Come
3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. 4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
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Berean Standard Bible
The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.
Bible in Basic English
And the mountains will be turned to water under him, and the deep valleys will be broken open, like wax before the fire, like waters flowing down a slope.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the mountains shall be melted under him: and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as waters that run down a steep place.
Free Bible Version
The mountains melt beneath him, the valleys burst apart, like wax in front of a fire, like water rushing down a slope. All this is happening because of the rebellion of the descendants of Jacob, the sins of the people of Israel.
Geneva Bible 1599
And the mountaines shall melt vnder him (so shall the valleys cleaue) as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downewarde.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
Translation for Translators
It will be as though the mountains will melt under his feet like [SIM] wax melts in front of a fire, and like [SIM] water disappears when it rushes/flows down into a valley.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The mountains will melt under him;
the valleys will break apart,
like wax before fire,
like waters that are poured down a steep place.
Noah Webster Bible
And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
World English Bible
The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire,
like waters that are poured down a steep place.
Young's Literal Translation
Melted have been the mountains under Him, And the valleys do rend themselves, As wax from the presence of fire, As waters cast down by a slope.