19 Bible Verses about Puzzlement

Then during the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian forces from the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw them into confusion.

“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror and throw into confusion all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat.

Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city;

The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness, and mental confusion,

The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion.
The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does,
as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,

Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale, and his nobles were bewildered.

On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah but strike all the horses of the nations with blindness.

But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What could this be?”

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

While Peter was deeply perplexed about what the vision he had seen might mean, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions to Simon’s house, stood at the gate.

Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there concerning these matters.

We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;

I would like to be with you right now and change my tone of voice, because I don’t know what to do about you.