Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Earthquakes are caused by supernatural anger, not natural processes.
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The cited passage
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, and in the day of his fierce anger.
What current science says
Earthquakes are caused by movements in Earth's tectonic plates - giant pieces of Earth's crust that slowly shift over time. When plates push together, pull apart, or slide past each other, the sudden release of energy causes earthquakes. This is a well-understood geological process.
What the text says
Psalms 18:7 says the earth 'shook and trembled... because he was wroth,' and Isaiah 13:13 has the earth removed from its place 'in the wrath of the Lord' - attributing earthquakes to divine anger rather than natural processes.
Three honest ways to read this passage
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As history
The text records how its authors understood the world with the knowledge they had. Read this way, a difference from modern science is a window into the ancient mind, not a failure.
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As accommodation
The text speaks to its first audience in their own terms, to make a point that isn't mainly about physics or biology. Read this way, the scientific detail is the vehicle, not the cargo.
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As contradiction
The text makes a claim about the physical world that modern findings dispute. Read this way, the difference is a genuine factual disagreement worth naming.
GEBible doesn't pick one of these for you. Each entry shows the passage, what it says, and what current science says — nothing more.