Hebrews 12:26

Modern

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Traditional

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

Literal

…whose voice shook the earth at that time; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”

Latin

Cujus vox movit terram tunc: nunc autem repromittit, dicens: Adhuc semel, et ego movebo non solum terram, sed et cælum.

Greek

English

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

shook the earth: Exodus 19:18; Judges 5:5; Psalms 68:8; 77:18.
“Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well”: This quote from Haggai 2:6 highlights that all of creation will be shaken and removed during the final judgment at the end of time (1 Corinthians 7:31; 2 Peter 3:10, 12; Revelation 21:1).

This passage serves as the book's final warning, referencing God speaking in Hebrews 2:1 –4, 4:12 –13, 6:4 –8, 10:26 –31, and 12:18 –24.

Theme notes and profiles

Haggai 2:6–7
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
Isaiah 13:13
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
Hebrews 12:27
The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
Psalm 114:6–7
O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
Haggai 2:22
I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.