30 Bible Verses about terrorism
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I will send My terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
For thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword.
I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to pine away; also, you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat it up.
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.’
“In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.
On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur is not the name the Lord has called you, but rather Magor-missabib.
“As often as it passes through, it will seize you;
For morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”
So He brought their days to an end in futility
And their years in sudden terror.
For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
“For thus says the Lord,
‘I have heard a sound of terror,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
Put them in fear, O Lord;
Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.
As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.
At evening time, behold, there is terror!
Before morning they are no more.
Such will be the portion of those who plunder us
And the lot of those who pillage us.
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.
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Your heart will meditate on terror:
“Where is he who counts?
Where is he who weighs?
Where is he who counts the towers?”
“For calamity from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
I will bring terrors on you and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares the Lord God.
The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is terror to the workers of iniquity.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
All my trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”
We waited for peace, but no good came;
For a time of healing, but behold, terror!
For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.
“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.
