15 occurrences in 9 translations

'Startled' in the Bible

And {your life shall hang in doubt before you}, and you shall be startled night and day, and you shall not be confident of your life.

Verse ConceptsAffliction Day And NightUncertain ThingsFear Of Enemiesbalancereassurance

At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!

Verse ConceptsMidnight

During your travels wisdom will lead you; she will watch over you while you rest; and when you are startled from your sleep, she will commune with you.

Verse ConceptsAddressing Someoneawakening

Do not be startled or afraid.Have I not told you and declared it long ago?You are my witnesses!Is there any God but Me?There is no other Rock; I do not know any.

Verse ConceptsGod, The RockRocksWitnessing, Importance OfNo Other Is God

Look, all its worshipers will be put to shame,and the craftsmen are humans.They all will assemble and stand;they all will be startled and put to shame.

Verse ConceptsShameCoal, Uses OfShame Of Idolatrycraftsmanship

And the king and any of his servants who heard all these words were not startled, and they did not tear their garments.

Verse ConceptsNot Tearing ClothesFearing God's Word

Then King Nebuchadnezzar was startled and quickly got up. He said to his ministers, "Wasn't it three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied to the king, "For sure, O king."

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToAmazement, Of God's ActionsAstonishmentThree MenHasty ActionPeople Getting UpTying Up

He stood up and shook the land; with his stare he startled the nations. The age-old mountains were shattered, and the ancient hilltops bowed down. His ways are eternal.

Verse ConceptsHillsTheophanyThe AlmightyEternal WorldMountains RemovedGod ShakingThe Ground Being SplitGod Saves From Sin And Death

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

Verse ConceptsAffluenceChildren, Figurative SenseProsperityAmazement, Of Jesus ChristFalse ConfidenceRiches, Dangers OfEntering The KingdomThe Disciples ReactionsSaying RepeatedlyHard To Be Saved

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and overcome with fear.

Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes Ofgabrieloverwhelmed

Startled by his statement, she tried to figure out what his greeting meant.

Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfPuzzlementSpoken Greetings

Even some of our women have startled us by what they told us. They were at the tomb early this morning

Verse ConceptsAmazingJesus Tomb

But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost.

Verse ConceptsFear Of Christghosts

When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsGod, Impartiality OfLanguages ConfusedBewildermentPuzzlementAll LanguagesLanguage

When the jailer, shaken out of sleep, saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail

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