72 Bible Verses about Confusion

And the king will say, Peace to the boy, to Absalom? And Ahimaaz will say, I saw the great multitude at Joab's sending the King's servant, and thy servant; and I knew not what

And signs shall be in the sun, and moon, and stars; and upon earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and commotion resounding. Men losing breath for fear and expectation of things coming on the habitable globe: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And they troubled the crowd and rulers of the city, having heard these.

Others truly cried some other things: for the church was confused; and the most knew not for what they had come together.

They shall be ashamed and they shall blush together, rejoicing for my evil: they shall be clothed with shame and reproach, magnifying against me.

They shall be ashamed and blush together seeking my soul to take it away; they shall be turned back, and they delighting in my evil shall be ashamed.

Swallow up, O Jehovah, divide their tongue: for I saw violence and strife in the city.

They seeking my soul shall be confused and ashamed: they shall be turned away behind; and they desiring my evils, shall be ashamed.

I will send my terror before thee and I killed all the people which thou shalt come to them; and I gave all thine enemies the back to thee.

And Jehovah thy God sire then before thee and destroyed and discomfited them in great consternation till he destroyed them.

Also my tongue all the day shall celebrate thy justice; for they were confused, for they seeking my evil were ashamed.

Jehovah will send upon thee the curse and the consternation, and the rebuke, upon all the sending forth of thy hand which thou shalt do, till he destroyed thee, and till he caused thee to perish quickly: on account of the evil of thy works by which thou forsookest me.

Jehovah will strike thee with madness and with blindness and with astonishment of heart;

And in these times no peace to him going out, and to him coming in, for much consternation upon all inhabiting the lands. And they dashed themselves, nation upon nation, and city upon city: for God disturbed them with all straits.

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel consumed us, he destroyed us, he set us an empty vessel, he swallowed us down as a dragon, he filled his belly with my delicacies, he thrust us away.

Come, we will come down and mix their lip that they shall not hear a man the lip of his neighbor. And Jehovah will disperse them from thence over the face of all the earth: and they will cease to build the city. Therefore its name was called confusion, for there Jehovah confounded the lip of all the earth: and from thence Jehovah dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

And Jehovah will discomfit them before Israel, and will strike them a great blow in Gibeon, and will pursue them the way of the ascent of the house of Horon, and he will strike them even to Azekah and even to Makkedah.

And Saul will be convoked and all the people which were with him, and they will go even to the battle: and behold, the sword of a man will be against his neighbor, a very great confusion.

And in the time they began in rejoicing and praising, Jehovah gave ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, coming against Judah; and they will be smitten. For the sons of Ammon and Moab will stand up against those inhabiting mount Seir to utterly destroy and to cut off: and in their finishing upon those inhabiting Seir they helped each against his neighbor for destruction.

And the unjust as the tossed sea when it shall not be able to rest, and its waters will toss up mud and mire; no peace, said God, to the unjust.

Behold, all of them, nothing; their works are no more: wind and emptiness are their libations.

For truly the word of the cross to them perishing is foolishness; but to us saved it is the power of God.

And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.

And if also our good news is hid, in the lost is it hid: In whom the God of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the enlightening of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

Then the Jews contended with one another, saying, How can he give us the flesh to eat

And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect. And all were affected in mind and wondered, saying to one another, Behold, are not these speaking Galileans

And all the crowds were affected, and said, Is not this the son of David? But the Pharisees, having heard, said, He casts not out demons, but by Beelzebub, ruler of demons.

And the scribes, they having come down from Jerusalem, said, That he has Beelzeboul, and that by the ruler of demons he casts out demons.

And certain of them said, By Beelzebul ruler of demons he casts out demons.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all done by him: and was in perplexity, for it was said by certain, that John had been raised from the dead. And by certain, that Elias has appeared.; and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen. And Herod said, John I beheaded and who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

In that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus, And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; be was aroused from the dead; and for this, powers are energetic in him.

And king Herod heard his name; (for it was manifest:) and said, That John the Immerser was raised from the dead, and for this the powers were energetic in him. Others amid, That he is Elias. And others said, That he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. And Herod, having heard, said, That John whom I beheaded, this is he; he was raised from the dead.

Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born, being an old man? he cannot come in a second time to his mother's belly, and be born.

And all were affected in mind, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What may this mean to be?

But their minds were hardened: for until this day the same veil upon the reading of the old covenant. remains not uncovered;for in Christ it is left unemployed.

And the men admired, saying, Of what race is this for the winds and the sea listen to him.

And they feared a great fear, and said to one another, Who is this, that also the wind and sea listen to him

And he said to them, Where is your faith And having feared, they wondered, saying to one another, Who then is this! that also commands the winds and the waters, and they listen to him!

Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood. For I know this, that there shall come in after my departure grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock. And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.

And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil, In meekness instructing them being in a contrary state; lest perhaps God may give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth;

Proclaim the word; keep fixed seasonably, and unseasonably; refute, censure, beseech, in all longsnffering and teaching. For the time will be when they will not hear sound doctrine; but according to their own eager desires they will heap up to themselves teachers, feeling itchings for a report;

Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.

How smooth were thy words to my palate I more than honey to my mouth! From thy charges I shall understand: for this I hated every way of falsehood. Thy word a lamp to my feet, and a light to my beaten path.

All writing divinely inspired, and profitable for doctrine, for refutation, for correction, for instruction in justice:

Until we all arrive to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the perfect man, to the measure of age of the filling up of Christ. That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit;

And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence; For you to try things differing; that ye may be pure and not stumbling to the day of Christ;

And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.

And Peter having answered, says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he knew not what he said; for they were terrified.

And Peter, having answered, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: let us make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

And it was in their having withdrawn from him, Peter said to Jesus, Ruler, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he says. And he saying these things, there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them: and they were afraid in their going into the cloud.

And having come forth quickly, they fled from the tomb; and terror and amazement held them: and they said nothing to any; for they were afraid.

And also certain women of ours moved us out of place, having been early at the tomb; And not finding his body, they came, saying also to have seen a vision of messengers, who say he is living. And certain of them with us departed to the tomb, and found so as the women said: and him they saw not.read more.
And he said to them, O ye unwise, and slow in heart to believe in all things which the prophets spake:

Then many of his disciples, having heard, said, This is a hard word; who can hear it

Then said of his disciples to one another, What is this which he says to you, A little, and ye see me not: and again, a little, and ye shall see me: and, Because I retire to my Father? Then said they, What is this which he says, A little we know not what he says. Then knew Jesus that they wished to ask him, and he said to them, For this seek ye with one another that I said, A little while, and ye see me not; and again a little, and ye shall see me

Being pressed in every thing, but not straightened; being at a loss, but not utterly perplexed;

Behold, these the unjust, and they being secure of the world increased riches. Surely in vain I cleansed my heart, and I will wash my hands in cleanness. And I am struck all the day, and my reproofs for the mornings.

For this, my loins were filled with pain: distress took hold of me as the pains of her bringing forth: I was shaken from hearing; I trembled from seeing My heart wandered; trembling made me afraid: the evening twilight of my desire he put to me for fear.

Then Daniel, his name Belteshazzar, was astonished for one moment, and his thoughts terrified him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, the dream and its interpretation shall not terrify thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream to those hating thee, and its interpretation to thine enemies.

How long, O Jehovah, did I cry for help, and thou wilt not bear? I will cry to thee violence, and thou wilt not save. Wherefore wilt thou cause me to see vanity and cause me to look at labor? and oppression and violence before me, and there will be contention, and strife will be raised up. For this, the law will be slack, and judgment will not go forth forever: for the unjust surrounds the just; for this perverted judgment will go forth.

For also, we having come to Macedonia, our flesh had no relaxation, but pressed in everything; without conflicts, within fears.

My children, for whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you, And I would be present with you now, and change my voice; for I am perplexed about you.

I wonder that so quickly are ye transferred from him having called you by the grace of Christ to another good news: Which is not another; except some are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of Christ.

And now, having known God, and rather known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and poor elements, to which again ye wish anew to be in a servile condition

I have trusted to you in the Lord, that ye will have nothing different in mind; and he troubling you shall bear judgment, whoever he be.

Call to me and I will answer thee, and I will announce to thee great and mighty things which thou knewest them not

If any of you is forsaken of wisdom, let him ask of God, giving to all plainly, blaming not; and it shall be given him.

But the Intercessor, the Holy Spirit, which the Father will send in my name, the same shall teach you all things, and he shall remind you of all things which I spake to you.

And when he should come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he should hear, shall he speak: and he shall announce to you the things coming.

But as has been written. Which the eye saw not, and the ear heard not, and upon the heart of man it came not up, what things God has prepared for them loving him. And God has revealed to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, and the deep things of God.