16 occurrences

'Dumb' in the Bible

The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

DeafnessdisabilitiesMutenessNatureVisionGod BlindingDumbnessWho Is God?DumbSpeaking With The MouthThe Faculty Of SightBlindness

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

DeafnessdisabilitiesMutenessSpiritual DeafnessIndividuals Being SilentUnhearingnegativity

I was mute and silent [before my enemies],I refrained even from good,And my distress grew worse.

MutenessIndividuals Being Silent

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,Because it is You who has done it.

Afflicted SaintsSilenceDespisersIndividuals Being Silent

Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)?Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?

MusicPeople Involved In JudgementMen As Gods

Then the lame will leap like a deer,And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.For waters will break forth in the wildernessAnd streams in the desert.

LeapingCripplesLamenessTonguePeople JumpingRunning Water From GodDumbnessRenewedDumbDeserts Used FigurativelyDeer Etc.Deerjumping

Who [among the idols] has declared this from the beginning, so that we could know?Or from earlier times, so that we could say, “He is [unquestionably] right!”?In fact, there was no one who declared it,Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it;There was no one at all who heard you speak [for you pagan gods are speechless].

From The Beginning

Israel’s watchmen are blind,They are all without knowledge.They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.

DumbnessDaydreamingOccupationsSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalWatchmanSloth Examples OfSleep, Warnings AgainstBarking And HowlingDumbThose Who Were IgnorantPetsawakening

“Baldness [as a sign of mourning] will come on Gaza;Ashkelon will be cut off and ruined.O remnant of their valley,How long will you gash yourselves [as a sign of mourning]?

Baldness, Figurative UseBaldnessHairsHeadsKnivesMourningSilenceGashing Bodies

Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the survivor came. And He opened my mouth at the time he came to me in the morning; so my mouth was opened [in readiness] and I was no longer mute.

Hand Of GodGod's HandDumbnessGod's Hands On PeopleDumb

“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!

ConfusionThoughts Of The RighteousDreams InterpretedOvercoming EnemiesPeople Appalled

When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.

Reverence, And Obedience

“What profit is the carved image when its maker has formed it?It is only a cast image, and a teacher of lies.For its maker trusts in his own creation [as his god]When he makes speechless idols.

CreativitydistrustGod, Uniqueness OfIdolatry, Objections ToMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinSculptureUnreliabilityIdols Not ExistingTrusting IdolsMisteachingDumbnessUseless IdolsIdolatryDumbimageHinduismFutile Faith

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to the wooden image, ‘Awake!’And to the speechless stone, ‘Arise!’And that is your teacher?Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver,And there is no breath at all inside it.

GoldGuidance, Need For God'sIdolatry, Objections ToSleep, SpiritualStonesWoodOverlaid With GoldOverlaid With SilverHaving No BreathDumbnessDumbNot Able To Get UpWake Up!Woe To The Wickedguidanceawakeningbreath

Bible Theasaurus

Dense (17 instances)
Speechless (21 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלם 
'alam 
Usage: 9

אלּם 
'illem 
Usage: 6

דּוּמם 
Duwmam 
Usage: 3

ἄλαλος 
Alalos 
Usage: 2

ἄφωνος 
Aphonos 
Usage: 4

κωφός 
Kophos 
Usage: 11

σιωπάω 
Siopao 
Usage: 8

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