Hebrews 12:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling."

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  • Exod 19:16 : 16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceedingly loud, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  • Exod 19:19 : 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
  • Deut 9:19 : 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, with which the LORD was angry against you to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me at that time also.
  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembles for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments.
  • Isa 6:3-5 : 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. 4 And the posts of the door were shaken at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
  • Dan 10:8 : 8 Therefore I was left alone and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength.
  • Dan 10:17 : 17 For how can the servant of this my lord speak with this my lord? For as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me, nor is there breath left in me.
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, 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 the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,

    19And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore:

    20For they could not bear what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow."

  • Acts 7:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,

    32Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

  • Deut 34:12
    77%

    12And in all that mighty hand, and in the great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel.

  • Exod 20:18-21
    4 verses
    76%

    18And all the people saw the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.

    19Then they said to Moses, 'You speak with us and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.’

    20And Moses said to the people, 'Do not fear, for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.'

    21So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

  • Exod 34:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain, that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

    30And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

  • Exod 19:16-21
    6 verses
    75%

    16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceedingly loud, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

    17And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the lower part of the mount.

    18And Mount Sinai was all in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire, and the smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

    19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

    20And the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount, and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

    21And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • Isa 2:21
    74%

    21To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.

  • Exod 3:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5And he said, Do not draw near here; take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

    6Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

  • Exod 19:23
    74%

    23And Moses said to the LORD, The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for you have warned us, saying, Set boundaries about the mount, and sanctify it.

  • Exod 19:12
    73%

    12And you shall set boundaries for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you do not go up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mount shall surely be put to death:

  • Num 12:8
    73%

    8'With him I will speak face to face, clearly, and not in dark speeches; and he will see the likeness of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'

  • Ps 55:5
    73%

    5Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

  • Heb 10:31
    73%

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

  • Num 20:6
    73%

    6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and they fell on their faces, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

  • Ps 114:7
    73%

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

  • Job 4:14
    73%

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

  • Ps 119:120
    72%

    120My flesh trembles for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments.

  • Exod 24:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

    18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mountain: and Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

  • Num 14:5
    72%

    5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

  • Num 22:3
    72%

    3And Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

  • Nah 1:5
    72%

    5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world and all who dwell in it.

  • Deut 4:11
    72%

    11And you came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

  • Judg 5:5
    72%

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

  • Matt 17:6
    72%

    6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were very afraid.

  • Deut 1:29
    72%

    29Then I said to you, Do not be terrified, nor be afraid of them.

  • Jer 4:24
    71%

    24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

  • Job 21:6
    71%

    6Even when I remember, I am afraid, and trembling takes hold of my flesh.

  • Deut 18:16
    71%

    16According to all that you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die.

  • Num 16:4
    71%

    4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.

  • Exod 32:19
    71%

    19As soon as he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.

  • Deut 5:5
    71%

    5(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show you the word of the LORD: for you were afraid because of the fire, and did not go up into the mountain;) saying,

  • Exod 14:31
    71%

    31And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

  • Job 23:15
    71%

    15Therefore I am troubled at his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.

  • Num 14:13
    71%

    13And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;)

  • Num 16:45
    70%

    45Get up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

  • Exod 24:15
    70%

    15And Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain.