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terrible

Meaning of “terrible”

Frightful; adapted to excite terror; dreadful; formidable.

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52 occurrences52 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 34:10

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Jeremiah 15:21
And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:21 · retained source text

And I will deliuer thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeeme thee out of the hand of the terrible.

Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:11 · retained source text

But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutours shall stumble, and they shall not preuaile, they shall be greatly ashamed, for they shall not prosper, their euerlasting confusion shall neuer be forgotten.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.18. and 15.20.

1611 marginal noteChap. 23.40.

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