Job 31:23

In 11 translations

BSB

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

KJV

For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

WEB

For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.

ASV

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

LSV

For calamity [from] God [is] a dread to me, || And because of His excellence I am not able.

YLT

For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

DBY

For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.El

DRC

For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.

GNV

For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.

JPS

For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of His majesty I could do nothing.

LXXE

For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.

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WLC

כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃

LXX-Br

Φόβος γὰρ Κυρίου συνέσχε με, ἀπὸ τοῦ λήμματος αὐτοῦ οὐχ ὑποίσω.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 13:11Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
• Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
• Job 42:5–6My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
• Job 21:20Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
• Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
• Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Job 20:23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

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