14 occurrences in 6 translations

'Consternation' in the Bible

He reported to his brothers, "My money has been returned! It's right here in my sack!" Trembling with mounting consternation, each of them asked one another, "What is God doing to us?"

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman EmotionIndividuals TremblingWhat Does God Do?Indeterminate Sums Of MoneyOther Sad People

But Jehovah thy God will give them up before thee, and will confound them with great consternation, until they are destroyed.

Verse ConceptsConfusionDisorder Among The Nations

The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.

Verse ConceptsBewildermentFear And Animals

They saw, so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.

Verse ConceptsBattlesVoicesBattle Cries

Cry aloud with your voice [in consternation], O Daughter of Gallim!Pay attention, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth!

Verse Conceptsdaughters

Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them.

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsWeeksPeople AppalledRivers As Places Of Prayer

The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamedOf all their might [which cannot be compared to His].They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];Their ears shall be deaf.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessSpiritual DeafnessPeople Being SilentDrawbacks To Man's PowerShame Will ComeUnhearing

They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing [about it] to anyone, because they were afraid.

Verse ConceptsConfusionTremblingFear, Of UnknownBewildermentJesus TombThose Who Did Not Tell

and they recognized him as the very man who usually sat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.

Verse ConceptsGatesMiracles, Responses ToAlmsgivingAltruismCharitySitting In The GatewayNamed GatesRecognising Peoplesurprises

But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

Verse ConceptsAnointing, Of Christevangelism, nature ofGrowthPower, God's SavingChrist, Names ForSpiritual GrowthPreaching ChristProofsSaid To Be The ChristStrong Individualsdamascusempowerment

At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

Verse ConceptsMorningGroups Trembling

Bible Theasaurus

Alarm (57 instances)
Consternation (14 instances)
Dismay (25 instances)
Fright (10 instances)

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