They were called Quakers
because they trembled in fear of the Lord
My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
So said the LORD. "But this is the man I will look on [favorably]:
he who is of a poor and contrite spirit, and trembles at my word."
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed,
not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence,
continue to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
- Hebrews 12:21
And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:
- Genesis 27:33
Then Isaac trembled violently, and said, "Who is it that has taken game and brought it to me? I have eaten before you came, and have blessed him. Yes, and he shall be blessed."
- Exodus 19:16
Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
- Exodus 20:18
[ The People Afraid of God’s Presence ] Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
- Deuteronomy 2:25
This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
- Deuteronomy 20:3
And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them;
- Judges 5:4
“LORD, when You went out from Seir,When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;
- 1 Samuel 4:13
Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on a seat by the wayside watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.
- 1 Samuel 14:15
And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.
- 1 Samuel 16:4
So Samuel did what the LORD said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
- 1 Samuel 28:5
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
- 2 Samuel 22:8
“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
- 1 Chronicles 16:30
Tremble before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved.
- Ezra 9:4
Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.
- Ezra 10:3
Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
- Esther 5:9
[ Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai ] So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai.
- Job 9:6
He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
- Job 26:5
“The dead tremble, Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
- Job 26:11
The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke.
- Job 37:1
“At this also my heart trembles, And leaps from its place.
- Psalm 18:7
Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
- Psalm 60:2
You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
- Psalm 77:16
The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were afraid; The depths also trembled.
- Psalm 77:18
The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalm 96:9
Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Psalm 97:4
His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.
- Psalm 99:1
[ Praise to the LORD for His Holiness ] The LORD reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!
- Psalm 104:32
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.
- Psalm 114:7
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
- Psalm 119:120
My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
- Ecclesiastes 12:3
In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim;
- Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 14:16
“Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying:‘ Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms,
- Isaiah 32:11
Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.
- Isaiah 64:2
As fire burns brushwood, As fire causes water to boil— To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
- Isaiah 66:2-5
For all these things my hand has made, and so they have come into being," says the LORD. "But this is the man I will look on [favorably]: he who is of a humble and contrite spirit, and trembles at my word.
He who sacrifices an ox [to an idol], as if he slew a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he who offers a grain offering, as if he offered swine's blood; he who burns incense, as if he worshiped an idol. Yes, since they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations,
So I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they did not hear; but they did evil before my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight."
Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word, "Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for my name's sake, have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy,' but they shall be put to shame."
- Jeremiah 4:24
I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back and forth.
- Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?’ says the LORD. ‘Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
- Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.”
- Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.
- Jeremiah 33:9
Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’
- Jeremiah 50:46
At the noise of the taking of Babylon The earth trembles, And the cry is heard among the nations.
- Jeremiah 51:29
And the land will tremble and sorrow; For every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
- Ezekiel 12:18
Ezekiel, son of man, shake with fear when you eat, and tremble when you drink.
- Ezekiel 38:20
all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence.
- Ezekiel 7:27
‘The king will mourn, The prince will be clothed with desolation, And the hands of the common people will tremble. I will do to them according to their way, And according to what they deserve I will judge them; Then they shall know that I am the LORD!’
- Ezekiel 26:16
Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.
- Ezekiel 26:18
Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.”’
- Ezekiel 32:10
Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.’
- Daniel 5:19
And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
- Daniel 6:26
I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end.
- Daniel 10:10
[ Prophecies Concerning Persia and Greece ] Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands. While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.
- Joel 2:1
[ The Day of the LORD ] Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:
- Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.
- Amos 8:8
Shall the land not tremble for this, And everyone mourn who dwells in it? All of it shall swell like the River, Heave and subside Like the River of Egypt.
- Habakkuk 3:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
- Habakkuk 3:10
The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
- Habakkuk 3:16
When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.
- Mark 16:8
So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
- Acts 7:32
saying, ‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and dared not look.
- James 2:19
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
- Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
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