27 Bible Verses about People Appalled

Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.

Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Therefore thus says the LORD: "Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

"It shall happen at that day," says the LORD, "that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the officials; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder."

"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says the LORD.

The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do to them after their way, and according to their own judgments will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD."

Then I came to them of the exiles at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:

Because of the wrath of the LORD she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: everyone who goes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

Behold, I will bring a fear on you,' says the Lord, the LORD of hosts, 'from all who are around you; and you shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives.

For thus says the LORD: "We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring.

You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.

"For thus says the Lord GOD: 'I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.

All those who know you among the peoples shall be astonished at you: you have become a terror, and you shall nevermore have any being."'"

All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.

Yes, I will make many peoples amazed at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for you, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.'

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, "Do not let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you." Belteshazzar answered, "My lord, the dream concerns those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his face turned pale, and his lords were perplexed.

Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, "O king, live forever; do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

Then the king's face was turned pale, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs gave way, and his knees began knocking together.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.

I, Daniel, was overcome, and was ill for days. Then I rose up, and carried out the king's business. And I was astonished by the vision, but there was no one to explain it.

The LORD thunders his voice before his army; for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of the LORD is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?