'Horror' in the Bible
The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
We will take 10 men out of every 100 from all the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of every 1,000, and 1,000 out of every 10,000 to get provisions for the people when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for all the horror they did in Israel.”
Therefore, the wrath of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you see with your own eyes.
Don’t be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors so that He made them an object of horror as you yourselves see.
Those in the west are appalled at his fate,while those in the east tremble in horror.
When I think about it, I am terrifiedand my body trembles in horror.
Fear and trembling grip me;horror has overwhelmed me.
My heart staggers;horror terrifies me.He has turned my last glimmer of hopeinto sheer terror.
“As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
I am broken by the brokennessof my dear people.I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.
I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
They have made their land a horror,a perpetual object of scorn;everyone who passes by it will be horrifiedand shake his head.
I will make them an object of horror and disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace, an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.
I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and a desolation, an object of scorn and a disgrace among all the nations where I have banished them.
“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed Me by proclaiming freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.
How the hammer of the whole earthis cut down and smashed!What a horror Babylon has becomeamong the nations!
How Sheshach has been captured,the praise of the whole earth seized.What a horror Babylon has becomeamong the nations!
So you will be a disgrace and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes. I, Yahweh, have spoken.
They will put on sackcloth,and horror will overwhelm them.Shame will cover all their faces,and all their heads will be bald.
I will make you an object of horror, and you will no longer exist. You will be sought but will never be found again.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Those who trade among the peoplesmock you;you have become an object of horrorand will never exist again.”
All those who know you among the nationsare appalled at you.You have become an object of horrorand will never exist again.”