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Astonishment

as-ton'-ish-ment: Amazement; mental surprise, excitement, wonder; often the cause of the startled emotion, as in Deut 28:37: "Thou shall become an astonishment." The chosen people, visited with calamities for idolatry would become a source of amazement to all nations (Jer 25:9; Jer 25:11; Jer 25:18); Solomon's' lofty and beautiful temple would be "an astonishment" (2 Chr 7:21 the King James Version). For original terms and fuller study see Astonished.

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.