Isn't God Terrible?
Awesome
The
LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between
the cherubims; let the earth be moved. The LORD is
great in Zion; and he is
high above all the people. Let them praise thy great and terrible
name; for
it is
holy.
thy greatH1419 and terribleH3372 name;H8034
(Psa
99:1-3)
H3372
יָרֵא
yârê'
yaw-ray'
A primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten: - affright, be (make) afraid, dread (-ful), (put in) fear (-ful, -fully, -ing). (be had in) reverence (-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Total KJV occurrences: 33
Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is holy! (Psa 99:3 International Standard Version)
Ruthless
O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
the cityH7151 of the terribleH6184 nationsH1471 shall fearH3372 thee.
(Isa 25:1-3)
H6184
עָרִיץ
‛ârı̂yts
aw-reets'
From H6206; fearful, that is, powerful or tyrannical: - mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.
Total
KJV occurrences: 20
Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
(Isa 25:3 International Standard Version)
See to it that you do not ignore the one who is speaking. For if the hearers did not escape when they ignored the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from the one who is from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven." The expression "once more" signifies the removal of what can be shaken, that is, what he has made, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and worship God in reverence and fear in a way that pleases him. For "our God is an all-consuming fire." (Heb 12:25-29)
