'Troubled' in the Bible

So when morning came his spirit was troubled and disturbed and he sent and called for all the magicians and all the wise men of Egypt. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them to him.

Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land [with his foolish curse]. See how my energy is restored because I tasted a little of this honey.

Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him.

The woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly troubled, and she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed you, and I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to everything you said to me.

When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth [king of Israel], heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was horrified.

Amnon was so frustrated because of his [half-] sister Tamar that he made himself sick, for she was a virgin, and Amnon thought it impossible for him to do anything to her.

“He sent out arrows and scattered them;Lightning, and confused them.

Elijah said, “I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father’s household have, by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the Lord and by following the Baals.

Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, “Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?”

Now the heart of the king of Aram (Syria) was enraged over this thing. He called his servants and said to them, “Will you not tell me which of us is helping the king of Israel?”

Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.

Then [the Samaritans and others of] the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them [to deter them] from building,

“But now adversity comes upon you, and you are impatient and intolerant;It touches you, and you are horrified.

“As for me, is my complaint to man or about him?And why should I not be impatient and my spirit troubled?

“Even when I remember, I am troubled and afraid;Horror and trembling take hold of my flesh.

“Therefore I would be terrified at His presence;When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.

“I am seething within and my heart is troubled and cannot rest;Days of affliction come to meet me.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong;You hid Your face, and I was horrified.

You have held my eyelids open;I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

For we have been consumed by Your angerAnd by Your wrath we have been terrified.

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;You take away their breath, they dieAnd return to their dust.

From the sole of the foot even to the headThere is nothing healthy in the nation’s body,Only bruises, welts, and raw wounds,Not pressed out or bandaged,Nor softened with oil [as a remedy].

But the wicked are like the tossing sea,For it cannot be quiet,And its waters toss up mire and mud.

‘Now the coastlands will trembleOn the day of your fall;Yes, the coastlands which are by the seaWill be terrified at your departure.’”

In the second year (604 b.c.) of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams which troubled and disturbed his spirit and [interfered with] his ability to sleep.

The king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled and anxious to know the [content and meaning of the] dream.”

I saw a dream and it made me afraid; and the fantasies and thoughts and the visions [that appeared] in my mind as I lay on my bed kept alarming me.

“Then Daniel, whose [Babylonian] name was Belteshazzar, was appalled and speechless for a while [because he was deeply concerned about the destiny of the king], and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation frighten you.’ Belteshazzar answered, ‘My lord, may the dream be [meant] for those who hate you and its message for your enemies!

Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; the joints and muscles of his hips and back weakened and his knees began knocking together.

“This is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my [waking] thoughts were extremely troubling and alarming and my face grew pale; but I kept the matter [of the vision and the angel’s explanation] to myself.”