Hebrews 12:26

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

Cross-reference

Hebrews 12:27 immediately interprets the 'yet once more' quote as the removal of what is shaken, clarifying the purpose of the shaking.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 warns against drifting away — directly reinforcing the urgency behind the shaking warning in this passage.

Exodus 19:18 describes Sinai trembling at God's presence – the original shaking that Hebrews 12:26 recalls before announcing a greater shaking.

Psalm 114:7 Allusion

Psalm 114:7 commands 'Tremble, O earth' at God's presence – directly matching the shaking theme in Hebrews 12:26.

Isaiah 13:13 explicitly says 'I will make the heavens tremble and the earth shaken' – nearly identical to Hebrews 12:26's promise.

Joel 3:16 Parallel

Joel 3:16 says 'the heavens and the earth quake' at the Lord's voice, directly paralleling the shaking of both realms in Hebrews 12:26.

Haggai 2:6 Citation

Haggai 2:6 is the exact source of the 'yet once more I will shake the heavens and the earth' promise quoted in Hebrews 12:26.

Exodus 20:22 Historical context

Exodus 20:22 recalls God speaking from heaven at Sinai — the very event where His voice shook the earth, as referenced in Hebrews 12:26.

Job 9:6 Parallel

Job 9:6 describes God shaking the earth so its pillars tremble — a direct parallel to the shaking of the earth in Hebrews 12:26.

Job 26:11 Parallel

Job 26:11 says the pillars of heaven tremble at God's rebuke — mirroring the promised shaking of the heavens in Hebrews 12:26.

Psalm 29:8 Parallel

Psalm 29:8 declares that the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness — directly paralleling the voice that shakes the earth in Hebrews 12:26.

Psalm 68:8 Historical context

Psalm 68:8 recalls the earth trembling at Sinai, the same event Hebrews 12:26 references when God's voice shook the earth.

Ezekiel 38:19 explicitly mentions a great earthquake on the day of the Lord — directly parallels the 'shake the earth' theme in Hebrews.

Haggai 2:21 Allusion

Haggai 2:21 repeats the same promise to shake heavens and earth that Hebrews quotes from Haggai 2:6 — a direct thematic parallel.

1 Kings 19:11 shows an earthquake but God was not in it — contrasting with Hebrews 12:26 where God's voice itself shakes the earth.

Habakkuk 3:10 describes mountains writhing at God's theophany, echoing the cosmic shaking that Hebrews 12:26 promises.