Hebrews 12:21

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The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

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  • Exod 19:16 : 16 On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  • Exod 19:19 : 19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in the thunder.
  • Deut 9:19 : 19 I was afraid of the fierce anger and wrath the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also.
  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.
  • Isa 6:3-5 : 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!" 4 The foundations of the thresholds shook at the sound of the voices of those who called, and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
  • Dan 10:8 : 8 So I was left alone, staring at this great vision. I had no strength left. My face turned deathly pale, and I could not retain my strength.
  • Dan 10:17 : 17 How can I, your servant, speak with you, my lord? My strength is gone, and I can hardly breathe.
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 12:18-20
    3 verses
    79%

    18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, that is burning with fire, to darkness, gloom, and a storm,

    19to a trumpet blast or a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

    20because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

  • Acts 7:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

    32'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely.

  • Deut 34:12
    77%

    12and for all the mighty acts of power and all the great and awe-inspiring deeds that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

  • Exod 20:18-21
    4 verses
    76%

    18When all the people saw the thunder and the lightning flashes, and heard the sound of the trumpet, and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear and stood at a distance.

    19They said to Moses, 'Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.'

    20Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'

    21The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

  • Exod 34:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29When Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, he was unaware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.

    30When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

  • Exod 19:16-21
    6 verses
    75%

    16On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

    17Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

    18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.

    19As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in the thunder.

    20The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Then the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

    21The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • Isa 2:21
    74%

    21They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • Exod 3:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'

    6Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

  • Exod 19:23
    74%

    23Moses said to the LORD, 'The people cannot come up Mount Sinai because You yourself warned us, saying: Set boundaries around the mountain and consecrate it.'

  • Exod 19:12
    73%

    12Set boundaries for the people all around, saying, 'Be careful not to go up the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain must surely be put to death.

  • Num 12:8
    73%

    8With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?'

  • Ps 55:5
    73%

    5My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

  • Heb 10:31
    73%

    31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

  • Num 20:6
    73%

    6Moses and Aaron left the assembly and went to the entrance of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

  • Ps 114:7
    73%

    7Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

  • Job 4:14
    73%

    14fear and trembling came upon me, and made all my bones shake.

  • Ps 119:120
    72%

    120My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.

  • Exod 24:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17The appearance of the LORD's glory was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the sight of the Israelites.

    18Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.

  • Num 14:5
    72%

    5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the entire assembly of the Israelite community.

  • Num 22:3
    72%

    3Moab became very afraid of the people because they were numerous. Moab was overcome with dread because of the Israelites.

  • Nah 1:5
    72%

    5The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.

  • Deut 4:11
    72%

    11You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire up to the very heavens, with darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.

  • Judg 5:5
    72%

    5The mountains melted before the Lord, even Sinai, before the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • Matt 17:6
    72%

    6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

  • Deut 1:29
    72%

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Jer 4:24
    71%

    24I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.

  • Job 21:6
    71%

    6When I remember, I am dismayed, and trembling seizes my body.

  • Deut 18:16
    71%

    16This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, or we will die.'

  • Num 16:4
    71%

    4When Moses heard this, he fell face down.

  • Exod 32:19
    71%

    19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.

  • Deut 5:5
    71%

    5At that time, I stood between the LORD and you to declare His word to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said:

  • Exod 14:31
    71%

    31When Israel saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses, His servant.

  • Job 23:15
    71%

    15That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Exod 24:15
    70%

    15Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.