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Job Longs for God

Job 23:15

In 11 translations

BSB
Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
KJV
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
WEB
Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.
ASV
Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
LSV
Therefore, I am troubled at His presence, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
YLT
Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
DBY
Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.
DRC
And therefore I am troubled at his presence, and when I consider him I am made pensive with fear.
GNV
Therefore I am troubled at his presence, and in considering it, I am afraid of him.
JPS
Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.
LXXE
Therefore am I troubled at him; and when I was reproved, I thought of him. Therefore let me take good heed before him: I will consider, and be afraid of him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
עַל־כֵּ֭ן מִפָּנָ֣יו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְאֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
LXX-Br
Διὰ τοῦτο ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐσπούδακα· νουθετούμενος δὲ, ἐφρόντισα αὐτοῦ. Ἐπὶ τούτῳ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ κατασπουδασθῶ· κατανοήσω, καὶ πτοηθήσομαι ἐξ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
  • Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
  • Psalms 77:3I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
  • Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
  • Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
  • Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

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