12 occurrences in 12 translations

'Terrible' in the Bible

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

Verse ConceptsCrystalsPrecious StonesThe ExpanseTransparencyExpanse [The Firmament]Fear Of Other Things

He said to me, “Go in and see the terrible and detestable things they are committing here.”

Verse ConceptsLooking And Seeing

"This is what the Lord GOD says, "How terrible it will be for the false prophets who walk according to their own wrong inclinations and see nothing.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfSpirit, Nature OfNo VisionsFalse Prophets Denouncedimaginationprophets

Tell them, "This is what the Lord GOD says, "How terrible it will be for those women who sew magical bracelets on all their wrists and make one-size-fits all headbands, in order to entrap their souls. Will you hunt for the souls of my people and remain alive?

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofSorcery And MagicTrapVeilsMagiciansDressSewingTemptressesTall PeopleAvoid Sorcerymagic

"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments -- sword, famine, wild animals, and plague -- to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!

Verse ConceptsPlaguesPestilenceDestruction Of All CreaturesFamine Coming From GodFour Other ThingsBoth Men And Animals Killed

"How terrible! How terrible it will be for all of your wickedness!" declares the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsWoe To Israel And JerusalemGod's People Sinning

"This is what the Lord GOD says: "How terrible it is for that blood-filled city, to the pot whose rust remains in it, whose rust won't come off. Empty it one piece at a time. Don't let a lot fall on it.

Verse ConceptsPossessions DecayingPots For Cooking And EatingWoe To Israel And JerusalemTaking PossessionsWeedpot

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "How terrible it is for that blood-filled city I'm also going to add to my pile of kindling.

Verse ConceptsBig ThingsResponsibility For Blood ShedWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

Verse ConceptsForeignersSuffering From ForeignersLosing HonourPeople Without Mercy

He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesKilling Many PeoplePeople Without Mercy

And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

Verse ConceptsForeignersFelling TreesAbandoning ThingsSuffering From ForeignersThings Falling

By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.

Verse ConceptsKilled With The SwordThe Proud Will Be Abased

Bible Theasaurus

Abominable (80 instances)
Atrocious (2 instances)
Awful (17 instances)
Dread (98 instances)
Dreaded (15 instances)
Dreadful (25 instances)
Fearful (88 instances)
Fearsome (5 instances)
Frightening (11 instances)
Frightful (4 instances)
Horrendous (2 instances)
Horrific (2 instances)
Painful (42 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)
Tremendous (16 instances)
Unspeakable (8 instances)

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