32 Verses About Astonished from 13 Books

1 Kings 9:8

Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?'

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.

2 Chronicles 7:21

This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?'

Acts 13:12

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spoke and said to his counselors, Didn't we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, True, O king.

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

Ezekiel 27:35

All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.



Ezekiel 28:19

All those who know you among the peoples shall be astonished at you: you have become a terror, and you shall nevermore have any being.

Isaiah 52:14

Like as many were astonished at you (his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),

Jeremiah 2:12

"Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid. Be very desolate," says the LORD.

Jeremiah 4:9

"It shall happen at that day," says the LORD, "that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder."

Jeremiah 18:16

to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

Jeremiah 19:8

I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

Jeremiah 49:17

Edom shall become an astonishment: everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its plagues.



Jeremiah 50:13

Because of the wrath of the LORD she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: everyone who goes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

Job 17:8

Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

Job 18:20

Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.

Job 21:5

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

Job 26:11

The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

Leviticus 26:32

I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein will be astonished at it.

Luke 2:48

When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."



Luke 4:32

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

Luke 9:43

They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Mark 1:22

They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 6:2

When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

Mark 7:37

They were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!"

Mark 10:26

They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Mark 11:18

The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.



Matthew 7:28

It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Matthew 13:54

Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Matthew 19:25

When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

Matthew 22:33

When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.





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