9 occurrences

'Expectation' in the Bible

“Behold, your expectation is false;Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

Verse ConceptsVisionWithout Hope

The desire of the righteous is only good,But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Verse ConceptsFalse HopesRighteous, TheWithout Hopeexpectationswrath

Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.Gaza too will writhe in great pain;Also Ekron, for her expectation has been confounded.Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

Verse ConceptsAgony, God's JudgmentdrynessHope, Of The WickedHope, Nature OfPessimismEmpty CitiesPhysical PainFear Will ComeWithout HopePleasurableness

Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,

Verse ConceptsWaitingMessianic HopePeople WaitingWho Is John The Baptist?expectations

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Of BelieverseagernessDevotion To GodBoldness, Comes FromHope, Results OfNot AshamedBraveryHope Regarding BelieversLife And DeathNot Put To ShameHope For The Righteousholy BoldnessCourage And StrengthBoldnessLoss Of A Loved Oneexpectations

but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries.

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceGuilty FearFire Of JudgementTerror Of GodJudgementexpectations

Bible Theasaurus

Calculation (1 instance)
Expectancy (2 instances)
Expectation (37 instances)
Foresight (4 instances)
Outlook (3 instances)
Prospect (11 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מבּט מבּט 
Mabbat 
Usage: 3

תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

ἀποκαραδοκία 
Apokaradokia 
Usage: 2

προσδοκάω 
Prosdokao 
Usage: 14

προσδοκία 
Prosdokia 
Usage: 1

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