'Dread' in the Bible

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.

“Terror and dread fall upon them;By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone;Until Your people pass over, O Lord,Until the people pass over whom You have purchased.

So Moab was in great fear because of the people, for they were numerous; and Moab was in dread of the sons of Israel.

This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’

You shall not dread them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.

No man will be able to stand before you; the Lord your God will lay the dread of you and the fear of you on all the land on which you set foot, as He has spoken to you.

So your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you will be in dread night and day, and shall have no assurance of your life.

In the morning you shall say, ‘Would that it were evening!’ And at evening you shall say, ‘Would that it were morning!’ because of the dread of your heart which you dread, and for the sight of your eyes which you will see.

“They sacrificed to demons who were not God,To gods whom they have not known,New gods who came lately,Whom your fathers did not dread.

He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” Then the dread of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

Now the dread of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.

In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm; and no one could stand before them, for the dread of them had fallen on all the peoples.

Even all the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and those who were doing the king’s business assisted the Jews, because the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.

“For what I fear comes upon me,And what I dread befalls me.

Dread came upon me, and trembling,And made all my bones shake.

“Let Him remove His rod from me,And let not dread of Him terrify me.

“Will not His majesty terrify you,And the dread of Him fall on you?

Remove Your hand from me,And let not the dread of You terrify me.

“Therefore snares surround you,And sudden dread terrifies you,

There they are in great dread,For God is with the righteous generation.

A Psalm of David.The Lord is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the defense of my life;Whom shall I dread?

Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach,Especially to my neighbors,And an object of dread to my acquaintances;Those who see me in the street flee from me.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

Egypt was glad when they departed,For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

Turn away my reproach which I dread,For Your ordinances are good.

I will also laugh at your calamity;I will mock when your dread comes,

When your dread comes like a stormAnd your calamity comes like a whirlwind,When distress and anguish come upon you.

“But he who listens to me shall live securelyAnd will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken.

“You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy,And you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it.

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy.And He shall be your fear,And He shall be your dread.

In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.

The land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt; everyone to whom it is mentioned will be in dread of it, because of the purpose of the Lord of hosts which He is purposing against them.

So I will choose their punishmentsAnd will bring on them what they dread.Because I called, but no one answered;I spoke, but they did not listen.And they did evil in My sightAnd chose that in which I did not delight.”

“Your own wickedness will correct you,And your apostasies will reprove you;Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitterFor you to forsake the Lord your God,And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of hosts.

But the Lord is with me like a dread champion;Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed,With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.

and I will give you over into the hand of those who are seeking your life, yes, into the hand of those whom you dread, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

“For thus says the Lord,‘I have heard a sound of terror,Of dread, and there is no peace.

Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I dread the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldeans, for they may give me over into their hand and they will abuse me.”

But I will deliver you on that day,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread.

Now I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, while the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.

They will lick the dust like a serpent,Like reptiles of the earth.They will come trembling out of their fortresses;To the Lord our God they will come in dreadAnd they will be afraid before You.