Habakkuk 3:6

He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

Cross-reference

Habakkuk 3:10 continues the same theophany: mountains see God and tremble, waters flood — directly expanding the imagery.

Judges 5:5 Parallel

Judges 5:5 describes mountains quaking at the LORD's presence, a classic theophany that directly parallels the shaking here.

Nahum 1:5 Parallel

In Nahum 1:5, the same theophanic imagery appears: mountains quake, hills melt, earth trembles at God's presence, reinforcing the divine power displayed in Habakkuk.

Isaiah 64:1-3 prays for God to come down so mountains quake — directly echoing the theophanic imagery of mountains trembling.

Psalm 114:4-7 depicts mountains skipping and the earth trembling at God's presence — a close parallel to the cosmic upheaval here.

Isaiah 24:19 describes the earth being utterly broken and violently shaken, echoing the cosmic shaking of mountains and nations here.

Micah 1:4 Parallel

Micah 1:4 depicts mountains melting and valleys splitting under God's presence, closely echoing the scattering mountains and sinking hills here.

Jeremiah 10:10 says the earth quakes and nations cannot endure God's wrath, paralleling the shaking nations and earth here.

Jeremiah 4:24 depicts mountains quaking and hills moving, matching the scattered mountains and sunk hills in this passage.

Isaiah 64:3 Parallel

Isaiah 64:3 recalls God's coming with mountains quaking, a direct parallel to the scattering mountains and trembling nations here.

Isaiah 42:15 portrays God laying waste mountains and hills, mirroring the scattering of mountains and sinking of hills in this theophany.

Psalm 97:5 Parallel

In Psalm 97:5, mountains melt like wax before the Lord—the same dissolution of mountains at his presence.

Psalm 95:4 Related theme

In Psalm 95:4, the depths and mountain heights belong to God—reinforcing his absolute authority over the mountains mentioned here.

Psalm 46:6 Parallel

In Psalm 46:6, nations rage and kingdoms totter at God's voice—similar to God shaking nations and earth here.

Psalm 29:6 Parallel

In Psalm 29:6, God makes mountains skip—both verses depict God's power causing mountains to move.

Psalm 18:7 Parallel

In Psalm 18:7, the earth reels and mountains tremble at God's anger—matching the cosmic shaking in this verse.

Job 9:5 Parallel

In Job 9:5, God removes mountains in anger—the same divine power over mountains is depicted here as they are scattered.

In 2 Samuel 22:8, the same imagery of earth shaking at God's anger appears—both depict divine theophany causing cosmic upheaval.

Deuteronomy 32:8 describes God fixing borders of nations, similar to Habakkuk’s depiction of God shaking nations and scattering mountains.

Isaiah 51:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 51:6, heavens vanish and earth wears out — similar to Habakkuk's crumbling mountains, both depict creation's transience before God's lasting salvation.

In Zechariah 14:4, the Mount of Olives splits at God's coming — a similar cosmic upheaval showing God's power over mountains in eschatological judgment.

In Matthew 24:35, Jesus says heaven and earth will pass away but his words endure — similar to Habakkuk's mountains crumbling, emphasizing God's eternal word over creation.

Acts 17:26 Parallel

Acts 17:26 states God determined the boundaries of nations, a clear parallel to Habakkuk’s portrayal of God’s sovereignty over the earth.

Psalm 90:2 Parallel

In Psalm 90:2, mountains symbolize creation's beginning, while Habakkuk shows them crumbling — both underscore God's sovereignty over the enduring and the temporary.

Psalm 65:6 Contrast

In Psalm 65:6, God establishes mountains by his power—here mountains are scattered, both demonstrating divine sovereignty over them.