Nahum 1:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Mountains shake when he shows up, hills literally melt away, and the whole earth burns just from his presence — we're talking about the entire world and everyone in it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When God arrives, even the mountains can't handle it — that's the kind of power we're dealing with.

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