Overview
The Bible addresses earthquakes across 9 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Isaiah, Revelation and Psalms. Closely related themes include Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Astronomy, Alamoth and Assurance.
Key Bible verses about earthquakes
Old Testament
Psalms
Isaiah
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
New Testament
Revelation
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. untimely figs: or, green figs
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying earthquakes for yourself
- Begin with Psalms 46:2, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Isaiah, Revelation and Psalms each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Astronomy, Alamoth and Assurance.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about earthquakes?
The Bible addresses earthquakes across 9 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Isaiah, Revelation and Psalms. Closely related themes include Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena, Astronomy, Alamoth and Assurance.
How many Bible verses are about earthquakes?
The Bible references earthquakes in 9 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention earthquakes?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Psalms 46:2: “Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; midst: Heb. heart of the seas”
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