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kon-fū´zhun (בּש×ת, boÌ„sheth, “shame, paleness,†כּלמּה, kelimmaÌ„h, “blushing,†תּהוּ, toÌ„huÌ„; ἀκαταστασιÌα, akatastasıÌa, συÌγχυσις, suÌgchusis): In the Old Testament boÌ„sheth (; the King James Version) and kelimmaÌ„h (; ) are the words most frequently translated “confusionâ€; toÌ„huÌ„, “wastiness,†“emptiness†is so translated (; ; ), also kÌ£aÌ„loÌ„n, “lightness,†“contempt†( = ignominy, the American Standard Revised Version) and tebhel, “profanation†(; ); ra‛ash, “shaking,†“trembling,†rendered “confused†in the King James Version; compare the Revised Version (British and American). Greek akatastasia, “instability†is translated “confusion†(; ); sugchusis, “a pouring out together†(). In The Wisdom of Solomon 14:26, “changing of kind†(the King James Version) is rendered “confusion of sex.â€