17 occurrences

'Terrible' in the Bible

then the hand of the Lord will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

Verse ConceptsSheepAnger Of God, Examples OfPower Of God, Expressed

The Lord will protect you from all sickness, and you will not experience any of the terrible diseases that you knew in Egypt; instead he will inflict them on all those who hate you.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionBlessings, To IsraeldiseasesHatredImmunityHealth PromisedDiseaseSicknessHateProtection From EnemiesIllnessProtection From Dangerhaters

Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won't harm you, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!"

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples Ofenemies, of believersRegretEnemies, Christian Response ToFoolish PeoplePersonal GoodWe Have Sinnedsaul

It eats away parts of his skin; the most terrible death devours his limbs.

Verse ConceptsDecaySkinDeath Of A Family Member

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

Verse ConceptsFloggingHonestyAdvice On Beating PeopleFine As Penalty

It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnWitnesses, FalseMaking DecisionsAcquitting The Guilty

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism

To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismInjustice, Examples OfRespect, For Human BeingsEffect Of BribesRespect

I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceDeath Of CreaturesBoth Men And Animals KilledDeath Of Other Groups

Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.

Verse ConceptsTroubleTribulation PeriodUnique EventsGod Saves The NeedyWoe For DisasterIsrael In TribulationOvercoming Hard TimesGetting Through Hard Times

(Khet) Jerusalem committed terrible sin; therefore she became an object of scorn. All who admired her have despised her because they have seen her nakedness. She groans aloud and turns away in shame.

Verse ConceptsNakednessSin, Effects OfTurning RoundLosing HonourGod's People SinningCatastrophic Events

"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments -- sword, famine, wild animals, and plague -- to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!

Verse ConceptsPlaguesPestilenceDestruction Of All CreaturesFamine Coming From GodFour Other ThingsBoth Men And Animals Killed

"After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared -- one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. It had two large rows of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

Verse ConceptsIronFractions, One FourthTen ThingsStrength Of AnimalsHorns In AllegoryTeethStampingIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction. He will be successful in what he undertakes. He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.

Verse ConceptsSaintsNames And Titles For The ChristianDestructionThe DestroyerThe Wicked Prosper

The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes -- that great and terrible day!

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentAstronomyThe SunEclipsesTurned To BloodRed MoonsThe Fact Of That DayDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndBurnoutBloodEclipseSolar Eclipse

Bible Theasaurus

Abominable (80 instances)
Atrocious (2 instances)
Awful (17 instances)
Dread (98 instances)
Dreaded (15 instances)
Dreadful (25 instances)
Fearful (88 instances)
Fearsome (5 instances)
Frightening (11 instances)
Frightful (4 instances)
Horrendous (2 instances)
Horrific (2 instances)
Painful (42 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)
Tremendous (16 instances)
Unspeakable (8 instances)

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