25 occurrences in 9 translations

'Dismay' in the Bible

The Lord will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart and mind;

Verse ConceptsConfusiondisabilitiesHealthMadnessBewildermentGod BlindingPuzzlementMental IllnessBlindness

Then you will be successful, if you keep on observing the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, be courageous, and never give in to fear or dismay.

Verse ConceptsVictory, As An Act Of GodBraveryResisting DiscouragementStrength Of People

“Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream,You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].

Verse ConceptsFear Will ComeBeing Scaredfriendliness

Strength resides in his neck,and dismay dances before him.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of Animals

May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

Verse ConceptsBackGroups TremblingGod Blinding

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),But to the evildoers it is disaster.

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesGovernmentProverbsEvildoersFear Is DueRejoicing Over JusticeJoy And HappinessDespairExerciseterrorismjoyfulness

And the land of Judah shall be a dismay unto Egypt: every one that thinketh of it shall be afraid for himself, because of the counsel of Jehovah of hosts, which he hath purposed against it.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other Peopleterrorism

For at the voice of the Lord the Assyrians will be terrified,When He strikes [them] with the rod.

Verse ConceptsSceptreTerror Of God

Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them.

Verse ConceptsReadinessReady To SpeakSpeaking The Word God Gives

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!

Verse ConceptsHealingHope, In GodHope, Nature OfPeace, Human Search ForZion, As A SymbolSmitten CheeksFear Will ComeGod Hating PeopleNo HealingNo PeaceHope And Healing

“Their widows will be more numerous before MeThan the sand of the seas;I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,A destroyer at noonday;I will suddenly bring down on herAnguish and dismay.

Verse ConceptsNoonSandWidowsThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionThose Who DestroyMany In Israel

Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.

Verse ConceptsTerror Of GodProtection And Safetyterrorism

I will make them a focus of ridicule and disappointment [tossed back and forth] among all the kingdoms of the earth, a [notorious] disgrace, a byword, a taunt and a curse in all places where I will scatter them.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentOffenceRidicule, Nature OfMade A Horror

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:

Verse ConceptsBreaking SticksDrinking WaterFamine ComingFear Will ComePeople AppalledFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearDespairweight

because bread and water will be scarce; and they will look at one another in dismay and waste away [in punishment] for their wickedness.

Verse ConceptsWasteFamine ComingNo Water For PeopleSin Brings SicknessFamine Will Come

They will also cover themselves with sackcloth; horror will overwhelm them, and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads [as evidence of grief].

Verse ConceptsBaldnessHeadsKnivesMourningShavingFoul ClothesShame Will Come

The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with dismay, and the hands of the people of the land shall tremble: I will do unto them according to their way, and with their judgments will I judge them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsClothed With Bad ThingsGroups TremblingPeople Involved In JudgementPeople AppalledPeople Mourning Catastrophe

and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

Verse ConceptsWorryViolence In The EarthEating And DrinkingFear Will ComeDespair

"""Because you've dismayed the heart of the righteous whom I never intended to dismay with lies, and because you've encouraged the wicked so that he wouldn't abandon his evil behavior and by doing so live,

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinNot Turning AsideKeeping Oneself AlivePeople Encouraging Others

Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with My [terrified] people. Therefore strike your thigh and strike your chest [in grief].

Verse ConceptsPrincesWar As God's JudgmentThighsBeating OneselfKilled With The Sword

The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are openedAnd the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

Bible Theasaurus

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

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּהל 
Bahal 
Usage: 38

חת 
Chath 
Usage: 9

חתת 
Chathath 
Usage: 48

מחתּה 
M@chittah 
Usage: 11

שׁעה 
Sha`ah 
Usage: 15

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