10 occurrences

'Surprise' in the Bible

So after an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua attacked them by surprise.

Verse ConceptsSuddenlyWalking All Nightsurprises

When Jephthah arrived at his home in Mizpah surprise! it was his daughter who came out to meet him, playing tambourines and dancing. She was his one and only child. Except for her, he had no other son or daughter.

Verse ConceptsdanceDancingLeisure, And PastimesMusical Instruments, types ofVirginChildren, Good Examples OfThe Only ChildMeeting PeopleMusic To CelebrateOnly Child Of Peopleprepping

because surprise! you're going to conceive and give birth to a son! Don't put a razor to his head, because the young man will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from inside the womb. He will begin to deliver Israel from domination by the Philistines."

Verse ConceptsBaldness, UnnaturalBaldnessHairsHeadsDeliverersConceptionSeparated To GodFrom The Womb

He told me, "Surprise! you're going to conceive and give birth to a son!' and as for you, "Be sure that you don't drink wine or anything intoxicating, and don't eat anything unclean,' "because the young man will be a Nazirite dedicated to God from inside the womb' until the day he dies."

Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionStrong DrinkPollution ForbiddenFrom The WombDrinking No WineAlcoholic BeveragesHaving A Babybeeralcoholism

Then Samson went down in the direction of Timnah with his father and mother and arrived as far as the vineyards of Timnah. And surprise! a young lion came roaring at him!

Verse ConceptsLionsVineyardChampionsIn Danger From Lions

In the middle of the night, Boaz was startled awake and turned over in surprise to see a woman lying at his feet.

Verse ConceptsMidnight

When the army of Judah arrived at the remotest watchtower in the wilderness, they looked around at the invasion force, and to their surprise, there were dead bodies lying all around on the ground not one had escaped!

Verse ConceptsObliteration

Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a strong man who can't deliver? You are among us, LORD, and your name is the one by which we're called. Don't abandon us!

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentGod, The LordPower, God's SavingFeelings Of Rejection By GodAstonishmentPeople's Inability To SaveDo Not Forsake Us!Unable To SaveCalled By God's Namesurprises

"Then I turned my head to look, and to my surprise, a two-horned ram was standing beside the canal. The two horns grew long, the first one growing longer than the second, with the longer one springing up last.

Verse ConceptsRamsLong ThingsHorns In AllegoryTwo Of Body Parts

I lifted up my eyes to look, and to my surprise, there was a certain man dressed in linen, whose waist was encircled with gold from Uphaz!

Verse ConceptsBeltsGoldLinenGold Ornaments

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Astonish (1 instance)
Confound (12 instances)
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Surprise (46 instances)

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