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Luke 21:26

Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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ASV

men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

KJV

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀποψυχόντωνapopsuchontōnwhen are faintingG674 →
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenG444 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
φόβουphoboufearG5401 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
προσδοκίαςprosdokiasexpectationG4329 →
τῶνtōnof that whichG3588 →
ἐπερχομένωνeperchomenōnis comingG1904 →
τῇtēaon theG3588 →
οἰκουμένῃ·oikoumenēearth;G3625 →
αἱhai<the>G3588 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
δυνάμειςdunameisthe powersG1411 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
οὐρανῶνouranōnheavensG3772 →
σαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiwill be shaken.G4531 →

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Deuteronomy 28:65–67Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’2 Peter 3:10–12But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Mark 13:25the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’1 Samuel 3:11Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.Deuteronomy 28:32–34Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.Hebrews 10:26–27If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.Judges 20:41Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.Ezekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.Genesis 42:28“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

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