Psalms 48:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

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  • Exod 14:25 : 25 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another,“Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!” 7 So they got up and fled at dusk, leaving behind their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
  • 2 Kgs 19:35-37 : 35 That very night the LORD’s angel went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses. 36 So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh. 37 One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

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  • 6 Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.

  • 4 For look, the kings assemble; they advance together.

  • 37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

  • 8 Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

  • 26 Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”

  • 5 “What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.

  • 22 Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

  • Luke 2:16-18
    3 verses
    72%

    16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

    17 When they saw him, they related what they had been told about this child,

    18 and all who heard it were astonished at what the shepherds said.

  • 5 The coastlands see and are afraid; the whole earth trembles; they approach and come.

  • 8 They panic– cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red.

  • Matt 2:9-10
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    71%

    9 After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

    10 When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

  • 9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • Mark 6:49-51
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    70%

    49 When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

    50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

  • 15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

  • 38 Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them.

  • 8 So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

  • 35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid– their faces are troubled.

  • 15 Job’s Friends Failed to Answer“They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.

  • 4 The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

  • 24 The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!

  • 15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

  • 12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”

  • 12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

  • 6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

  • 7 Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

  • 24 I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!

  • 22 When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

  • 33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.

  • 20 They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

  • 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

  • 34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

  • 5 Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

  • Luke 24:4-5
    2 verses
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    4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

    5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

  • 45 foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

  • 7 Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off–

  • 21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

  • 11 This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

  • 20 People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror, saying,

  • 43 Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • 3 The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.

  • 12 And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying,“We have never seen anything like this!”

  • 34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.