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The mountains; the more known mountains of that country were mentioned Nah_1:4, now the prophet doth extend his speech to all mountains, how great soever, and how fast soever their foundations are laid.
Quake; tremble at his rebuke; not only are shaken by earthquakes from natural causes, disposed by God’s power and wisdom, but are shaken and tremble under the effects of his extraordinary presence, Jud_5:4 Job_9:5 Psa_29:6 Jer_10:10.
At him; by his power, or at his displeasure, or indeed at his presence, Psa_68:8, and so the Chaldee paraphrast.
The hills; the lesser hills, distinguished from mountains, or else it is a confirming ingemination of what he had said.
Melt: God’s rebuke is as fire; mountains and hills, like wax, melt down before it, Psa_114:6-8.
The earth, which seems to be secure against the fury of the fire, yet proves combustible under the fire of God’s wrath.
Is burnt; or else, is taken away, withdraws itself, lifts up itself, as sometimes in earthquakes; or, as the Gallic version, mounteth up in fire; the Hebrew imports all these.
The world; the habitable world.
All that dwell therein; whether they be far off or near to Israel; both men, and all the rest of the creatures, whose abode is on earth, are wonderfully shaken, affrighted, and overwhelmed at the tokens of God’s rebuke.