Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

displeased

Meaning of “displeased”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
25 occurrences24 verses15 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 38:10

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “displeased”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 11–20 of 24 · 25 word occurrences in this result

1 Kings 21:4
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 21:4 · retained source text

And Ahab came into his house, heauie, and displeased, because of the word which Naboth the Iezreelite had spoken to him: for he had saide, I will not giue thee the inheritance of my fathers: and he laid him downe vpon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eate no bread.

1 Chronicles 13:11
And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 13:11 · retained source text

And Dauid was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach vpon Uzza; wherefore that place is called Perez-Uzza, to this day.

1611 marginal noteHeb. breach of Vzza.

1 Chronicles 21:7
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:7 · retained source text

And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.

1611 marginal noteAnd it was euill in the eyes of the LORD concerning this thing.

Psalms 60:1
O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 60:1 · retained source text

¶ O God, thou hast cast vs off; thou hast scattered vs, thou hast bene displeased, O turne thy selfe to vs againe.

Isaiah 59:15
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:15 · retained source text

Yea truth faileth, and he that departeth from euill maketh himselfe a pray: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him, that there was no iudgement.

1611 marginal noteOr, is accounted mad

1611 marginal noteHeb. it was euill in his eyes.

Daniel 6:14
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Daniel 6:14 · retained source text

Then the king, when hee heard these wordes, was sore displeased with himselfe, and set his heart on Daniel to deliuer him: and he laboured till the going downe of the sunne, to deliuer him.

Jonah 4:1
BUT it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jonah 4:1 · retained source text

¶ But it displeased Ionah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

Habakkuk 3:8
Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:8 · retained source text

Was the LORD displeased against the riuers? was thine anger against the riuers? was thy wrath against the Sea, that thou didst ride vpon thine horses, and thy charets of saluation?

1611 marginal noteOr, thy charets were saluation.

Zechariah 1:2
The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zechariah 1:2 · retained source text

The LORD hath bene sore displeased with your fathers.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with displeasure.

Zechariah 1:15
And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 1:15 · retained source text

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Complete reference index — all 24 verses

Where “displeased” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence