7 occurrences

'Stumble' in the Bible

“Then He shall become a sanctuary;But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfGod, The RockStumblingZion, As A SymbolProphecies Concerning ChristCapstoneDownfall Of IsraelStumbling Over ChristChrist The RockGod TrappingMessianic Prophecies

“Many will stumble over them,Then they will fall and be broken;They will even be snared and caught.”

Verse ConceptsPeople Stumbling

So the word of the Lord to them will be,“Order on order, order on order,Line on line, line on line,A little here, a little there,”That they may go and stumble backward, be broken, snared and taken captive.

Verse ConceptsGraduallyReprobatesGod's OrdersExposition Of The ScripturesFalling Backwards

Now the Egyptians are men and not God,And their horses are flesh and not spirit;So the Lord will stretch out His hand,And he who helps will stumbleAnd he who is helped will fall,And all of them will come to an end together.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritAliancesStumblingTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's HandLimitations Of The BodyGod's Hands Stretched OutDanger From MenNatural Disasters

Though youths grow weary and tired,And vigorous young men stumble badly,

Verse ConceptsMonotonyYouthLimitations Of Youth

We grope along the wall like blind men,We grope like those who have no eyes;We stumble at midday as in the twilight,Among those who are vigorous we are like dead men.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfGuidance, Need For God'sWallsTwilightPeople StumblingAfflicted To Death

Who led them through the depths?Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not stumble;

Verse ConceptsNot StumblingGod Has Guided

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Falter (7 instances)
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