Lexicon :: Strong's H6343 - paḥaḏ

“If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work,[fn] and he issued his verdict last night.”

“The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor ​— ​the gods of their father[fn] ​— ​will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

terror and dread will fall on them.

They will be as still[fn] as a stone

because of your powerful arm

until your people pass by, LORD,

until the people whom you purchased[fn] pass by.

“Today I will begin to put the fear and dread of you on the peoples everywhere under heaven. They will hear the report about you, tremble, and be in anguish because of you.’

“No one will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put fear and dread of you in all the land where you set foot, as he has promised you.

“In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening! ’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning! ’ ​— ​because of the dread you will have in your heart and because of what you will see.

He took a team of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by messengers who said, “This is what will be done to the ox of anyone who doesn’t march behind Saul and Samuel.” As a result, the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out united.

Then David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the LORD caused all the nations to be terrified of him.

Then they attacked all the cities around Gerar because the terror of the LORD was on them. They also plundered all the cities, since there was a great deal of plunder in them.

The terror of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat.

“And now, may the terror of the LORD be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the LORD our God.”

The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

In every province and every city where the king’s command and edict reached, gladness and joy took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday.[fn] And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them.

In each of King Ahasuerus’s provinces the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who intended to harm them.[fn] Not a single person could withstand them; fear of them fell on every nationality.

For the thing I feared has overtaken me,

and what I dreaded has happened to me.

fear and trembling came over me

and made all my bones shake.

Would God’s majesty not terrify you?

Would his dread not fall on you?

Dreadful sounds fill his ears;

when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

Their homes are secure and free of fear;

no rod from God strikes them.

Therefore snares surround you,

and sudden dread terrifies you,

Dominion and dread belong to him,

the one who establishes harmony in his heights.

For disaster from God terrifies me,

and because of his majesty I could not do these things.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,

with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing;

he does not run from the sword.

Then[fn] they will be filled with dread,

for God is with those who are[fn] righteous.

I am ridiculed by all my adversaries

and even by my neighbors.

I am dreaded by my acquaintances;

those who see me in the street run from me.

An oracle within my heart

concerning the transgression of the wicked person:

Dread of God has no effect on him.[fn]

Then they will be filled with dread —

dread like no other —

because God will scatter

the bones of those who besiege you.

You will put them to shame,

for God has rejected them.

God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

You will not fear the terror of the night,

the arrow that flies by day,

Egypt was glad when they left,

for the dread of Israel[fn] had fallen on them.

I tremble[fn] in awe of you;

I fear your judgments.

“I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.

I will mock when terror strikes you,

“But whoever listens to me will live securely

and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”

Don’t fear sudden danger

or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,

All of them are skilled with swords

and trained in warfare.

Each has his sword at his side

to guard against the terror of the night.

Go into the rocks

and hide in the dust

from the terror of the LORD

and from his majestic splendor.

People will go into caves in the rocks

and holes in the ground,

away from the terror of the LORD

and from his majestic splendor,

when he rises to terrify the earth.

They will go into the caves of the rocks

and the crevices in the cliffs,

away from the terror of the LORD

and from his majestic splendor,

when he rises to terrify the earth.

Panic, pit, and trap await you

who dwell on the earth.

This is what the LORD says:

We have heard a cry of terror,

of dread ​— ​there is no peace.

Panic, pit, and trap

await you, resident of Moab.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Look, I am about to bring terror on you —

this is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies —

from all those around you.

You will be banished, each person headlong,

with no one to gather up the fugitives.

“We have experienced panic and pitfall,

devastation and destruction.”