Hebrews 12:26

The return of Christ Hope

²⁴ to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

²⁵ See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

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.”

²⁷ The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.

²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.”
KJV: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
WEB: whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
ASV: whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven.
DARBY: whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet once will *I* shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.
BLB: 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.”

ÅB: Hans røst ristet dengang jorden; men nå har han lovt og sagt: Enda en gang vil jeg riste ikke bare jorden, men også himmelen.
OTB: Den gang fikk hans røst jorden til å skjelve, men nå har han lovet: “Enda en gang vil jeg ryste ikke bare jorden, men også himmelen.”
B1930: Hans røst rystet dengang jorden; men nu har han lovt og sagt: Ennu en gang vil jeg ryste ikke bare jorden, men også himmelen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Psalms 114:6–7
O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
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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.
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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.
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