^2:6Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘In just a little while¹⁰ I will once again shake the sky¹¹ and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

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Footnotes

10 The difficult reading עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא (’od ’akhat mé’at hi’, “yet once, it is little”; cf. “One moment yet, a little while”) appears as “yet once” in the , omitting the last two Hebrew words. However, the point being made is that the anticipated action is imminent; thus the repetition provides emphasis.
11 Or “the heavens.” The same Hebrew word, שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), may be translated “sky” or “heavens” depending on the context. Although many English versions translate the term as “heavens” here, the other three elements present in this context (earth, sea, dry ground) suggest “sky” is in view.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the Lord of Armies says this: “Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

NLTNew Living Translation

“For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land.

KJV 1900King James Version

For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while,

And I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

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