116 verses contain “sudden” (in the KJV: 65, in the BSB: 84) — showing 1–100
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And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon
Abram; and, lo, an
horror of great darkness fell upon him.
As the sun was setting,
Abram fell into a deep sleep, and
suddenly great terror and darkness
overwhelmed him.
For, behold, we were binding
sheaves in the field, and, lo, my
sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your
sheaves stood round about, and made
obeisance to my
sheaf.
We were binding
sheaves of grain in the field, and
suddenly my
sheaf rose and stood upright, while your
sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
I also will do this unto you; I will even
appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning
ague, that shall
consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall
sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you
sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and
drain your life. You will
sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
If someone
suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must
shave his head on the day of his
cleansing—the seventh day.
And the LORD spake
suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto
Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
And
suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and
Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold,
Miriam became
leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon
Miriam, and, behold, she was
leprous.
As the cloud lifted from above the Tent,
suddenly Miriam became
leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was
leprous,
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
But if he thrust him
suddenly without
enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be
kindled against you, and destroy thee
suddenly.
because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
Joshua therefore came unto them
suddenly, and went up from
Gilgal all night.
After marching all night from
Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of
Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
So by the waters of
Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them
suddenly and attacked them,
Then went
Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion
roared against him.
Then
Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah.
Suddenly a young lion came
roaring at him,
Now as they were making their hearts
merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of
Belial,
beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
And the liers in wait hasted, and
rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and
smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
The men in
ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the
champion, the
Philistine of
Gath,
Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
And as he was speaking with them,
suddenly the
champion named
Goliath, the
Philistine from
Gath, came forward from the Philistines and
shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us
flee; for we shall not else escape from
Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us
suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the sword.
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us
flee, or we will not escape from
Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us,
heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
And while he yet spake, behold,
Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a
valiant man, and bringest good
tidings.
As he was speaking,
suddenly Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of
valor. You must be bringing good news.”
Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing:
howbeit let me go in any wise.
But Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you
suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,”
Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto
Bethel: and
Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
Suddenly, as
Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to
Bethel by the word of the LORD.
And as
Obadiah was in the way, behold,
Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord
Elijah?
Now as
Obadiah went on his way,
Elijah suddenly met him. When
Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord
Elijah?”
And as he lay and
slept under a
juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Then he lay down under the
broom tree and fell
asleep.
Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
And it was so, when
Elijah heard it, that he
wrapped his face in his
mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here,
Elijah?
When
Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his
cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?”
And as the king passed by, he
cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
As the king passed by, he
cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when
suddenly a man came over with a
captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will
weigh out a talent of silver.’
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both
asunder; and
Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven.
As they were walking along and talking together,
suddenly a
chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and
Elijah went up into heaven in a
whirlwind.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and
cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and
tare forty and two children of them.
Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a
curse on them in the name of the LORD.
Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and
mauled forty-two of the boys.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of
Edom, and the country was filled with water.
The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water
suddenly flowed from the direction of
Edom and filled the land.
And it came to pass, as they were
burying a man, that, behold, they
spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the
sepulchre of
Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of
Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Once, as the Israelites were
burying a man,
suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into
Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of
Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
And
Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done
suddenly.
Then
Hezekiah and all the people
rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and
smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
when
suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It
collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
I have seen a
fool taking root, but
suddenly his house was
cursed.
When the
scourge brings
sudden death, He mocks the
despair of the innocent.
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
All my enemies will be
ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in
sudden disgrace.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
But God shall shoot at them with an
arrow;
suddenly shall they be wounded.
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
How are they brought into
desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Therefore their days did he
consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
So He ended their days in
futility, and their years in
sudden terror.
Be not afraid of
sudden fear, neither of the
desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Therefore shall his
calamity come
suddenly;
suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Therefore
calamity will come upon him
suddenly; in an instant he will be
shattered beyond recovery.
For their
calamity shall rise
suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is
perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will
suddenly be
shattered beyond recovery.
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the
snare; so are the sons of men
snared in an evil time, when it falleth
suddenly upon them.
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds
trapped in a
snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that
suddenly falls upon them.
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that
spoil us, and the lot of them that
rob us.
In the evening, there is
sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who
loot us and the lot of those who
plunder us.
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as
chaff that passeth away:
yea, it shall be at an instant
suddenly.
But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the
ruthless like blowing
chaff. Then
suddenly, in an instant,
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a
bulge in a high wall, whose
collapse will come
suddenly— in an instant!
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put if off: and
desolation shall come upon thee
suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
But
disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A
calamity will
befall you that you will be unable to ward off.
Devastation will happen to you
suddenly and unexpectedly.
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
I
foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them.
Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
Destruction upon destruction is
cried; for the whole land is
spoiled:
suddenly are my tents
spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Disaster after
disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
O daughter of my people, dress
yourselves in
sackcloth and roll in ashes.
Mourn with bitter
wailing, as you would for an only son, for
suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a
spoiler at
noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it
suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at
noon against the mothers of young men. I will
suddenly bring upon them
anguish and dismay.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a
troop suddenly upon them: for they have
digged a pit to take me, and
hid snares for my feet.
Let a cry be heard from their houses when You
suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have
dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the
habitation of the strong: but I will
suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may
appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will
appoint me the time? and who is that
shepherd that will stand before me?
Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will
chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will
appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can
challenge Me? What
shepherd can stand against Me?”
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the
habitation of the strong: but I will make them
suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may
appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will
appoint me the time? and who is that
shepherd that will stand before me?
Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will
chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will
appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can
challenge Me? What
shepherd can stand against Me?”
Babylon is
suddenly fallen and destroyed:
howl for her; take
balm for her pain, if so she may be
healed.
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been
shattered.
Wail for her; get her
balm for her pain; perhaps she can be
healed.
So I
prophesied as I was commanded: and as I
prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a
shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
So I
prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I
prophesied, there was
suddenly a noise, a
rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonied, and rose up in
haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Suddenly King
Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in
amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven
strove upon the great sea.
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and
suddenly the four winds of heaven were
churning up the great sea.
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise,
devour much flesh.
Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and
gorge yourself on flesh!’
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast,
dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it
devoured and
brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was
diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
After this, as I watched in my vision in the night,
suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was
terrifying—
dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It
devoured and
crushed; then it
trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns
plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
While I was
contemplating the horns,
suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of
arrogance.
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
As I was
contemplating all this,
suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me
trembling on my hands and knees.
And, behold, one like the
similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
And
suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with
anguish, and I have no strength.
Shall they not rise up
suddenly that shall
bite thee, and
awake that shall
vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
Will not your creditors
suddenly arise and those who
disturb you
awaken? Then you will become their prey.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be
devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a
speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
Behold, I will send my
messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
“Behold, I will send My
messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will
suddenly come to His temple—the
Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
And Jesus, when he was
baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove, and lighting upon him:
As soon as Jesus was
baptized, He went up out of the water.
Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove and resting on Him.
And, behold, there came a
leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Suddenly a
leper came and
knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And, behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was
asleep.
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was
engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment:
Suddenly a woman who had suffered from
bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the
fringe of His
cloak.
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Suddenly Moses and
Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
And, behold, there was a great
earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
Suddenly there was a great
earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All
hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him,
grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
And there was in their
synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
cried out,
And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
Suddenly two men, Moses and
Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
And, behold, a man of the company
cried out, saying, Master, I
beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Suddenly a man in the crowd
cried out, “Teacher, I
beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he
suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and
bruising him hardly departeth from him.
A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams
abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps
mauling him and rarely departs from him.
And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white
apparel;
They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Suddenly a sound like a mighty
rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and
suddenly there
shined round about him a light from heaven:
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey,
suddenly a light from heaven
flashed around him.
And
Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour.
Suddenly a man in
radiant clothing stood before me
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light
shined in the prison: and he
smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light
shone in the cell. He
tapped Peter on the side and
woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own
accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and
forthwith the angel departed from him.
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
And
suddenly there was a great
earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were
shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come
nigh unto Damascus about
noon,
suddenly there
shone from heaven a great light round about me.
About
noon as I was approaching Damascus,
suddenly a bright light from heaven
flashed around me.
Howbeit they looked when he should have
swollen, or fallen down dead
suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no
harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then
sudden destruction cometh upon them, as
travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them
suddenly, like labor pains on a
pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Lay hands
suddenly on no man, neither be
partaker of other men’s sins: keep
thyself pure.
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep
yourself pure.
And the land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly.
But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third
trumpet that the sun shall
suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon
thrice in the day:
And suddenly shall the sown places appear unsown, the full storehouses shall suddenly be found empty:
And the
trumpet shall give a sound, which when every man heareth, they shall be
suddenly afraid.
And it came to pass while I was talking with her, behold, her face upon a
sudden shined exceedingly, and her countenance
glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and
mused what it might be.
And, behold,
suddenly she made a great cry very fearful: so that the earth
shook at the noise of the woman.
