Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. New Living Translation But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away. English Standard Version As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. Berean Standard Bible They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. King James Bible They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. New King James Version They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. New American Standard Bible They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in a hurry. NASB 1995 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. NASB 1977 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. Legacy Standard Bible They saw it, then they were astonished; They were dismayed, they fled in alarm. Amplified Bible They saw it, then they were amazed; They were stricken with terror, they fled in alarm. Christian Standard Bible They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. Holman Christian Standard Bible They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. American Standard Version They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away. Contemporary English Version but when they saw it, they were terrified and ran away. English Revised Version They saw it, then were they amazed; they were dismayed, they hasted away. GOD'S WORD® Translation [When] they saw [Mount Zion], they were astonished. They were terrified and ran away in fear. Good News Translation But when they saw it, they were amazed; they were afraid and ran away. International Standard Version they looked and were awestruck; they became afraid and ran away. Majority Standard Bible They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. NET Bible As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat. New Heart English Bible They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away. Webster's Bible Translation They saw it, and so they wondered; they were troubled, and hasted away. World English Bible They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey have seen—so they have marveled, "" They have been troubled, they were hurried away. Young's Literal Translation They have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away. Smith's Literal Translation They saw, so they were astonished; they trembled, they took flight. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight! New Revised Standard Version As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey saw it, and so they marvelled; they were frustrated and hastened away. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They saw, they marveled and shook, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They saw, straightway they were amazed; They were affrighted, they hasted away. Brenton Septuagint Translation They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Broken Bondage…4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. 5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. 6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.… Cross References Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” Exodus 15:14-16 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, / and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by. Joshua 2:9-11 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. 2 Kings 19:35-37 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. Isaiah 37:36-38 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. Jeremiah 50:43 The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor. Ezekiel 26:16-18 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! / Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’ Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Revelation 6:15-17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” Nahum 2:10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale! Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Jeremiah 49:23-24 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. Matthew 2:3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. Luke 21:25-26 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Revelation 18:15-17 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance Treasury of Scripture They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, and hurried away. were Exodus 14:25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 2 Kings 7:6,7 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us… 2 Kings 19:35-37 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses… Jump to Previous Affrighted Alarm Amazed Astounded Consternation Dismayed Fear Fled Flight Full Hasted Hastened Hurried Marvelled Panic Quickly Soon Straightway Terrified Terror Troubled Wonder WonderedJump to Next Affrighted Alarm Amazed Astounded Consternation Dismayed Fear Fled Flight Full Hasted Hastened Hurried Marvelled Panic Quickly Soon Straightway Terrified Terror Troubled Wonder WonderedPsalm 48 1. The ornaments and privileges of the churchThey saw and were astounded The phrase "They saw" refers to the kings mentioned in the preceding verses of Psalm 48. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "רָאוּ" (ra'u), which is derived from the root "רָאָה" (ra'ah), meaning "to see" or "to perceive." This seeing is not merely a physical act but an acknowledgment of something significant and awe-inspiring. In the context of Jerusalem, the city of God, this seeing implies a recognition of divine presence and protection. Historically, Jerusalem was a city that stood as a testament to God's covenant with Israel, and its very existence was a symbol of His faithfulness. The kings, upon seeing Jerusalem, are confronted with the reality of God's power and sovereignty. and were astounded They looked, even so were terrified, bewildered, panic-struck. Hasted away.--Or, sprung up in alarm. Verse 5. - They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. The sight of the city, with its walls and towers (vers. 12, 13), was enough for them - they recognized that the place was too strong to be attacked with any prospect of success; "marvelled," or "were amazed" (Cheyne), at its strength, and, being troubled in mind, hasted away. The unconnected verbs remind the commentators of Caesar's famous despatch, "Vent, vidi, vici."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theyהֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They saw רָ֭אוּ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see and כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus were astounded; תָּמָ֑הוּ (tā·mā·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8539: To be astounded or dumbfounded they fled נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃ (neḥ·pā·zū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2648: To start up suddenly, to hasten away, to fear in terror. נִבְהֲל֥וּ (niḇ·hă·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 926: To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously Links Psalm 48:5 NIVPsalm 48:5 NLT Psalm 48:5 ESV Psalm 48:5 NASB Psalm 48:5 KJV Psalm 48:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 48:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 48:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 48:5 French Bible Psalm 48:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 48:5 They saw it then they were amazed (Psalm Ps Psa.) |