Job 23:15
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Job 23:15 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him. |
| DARBY | Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him. |
| BBE | For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me. |
| Webster | Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. |
What does Job 23:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 23:13-17
As Job does not once question but that his trials are from the hand of God, and that there is no such thing as chance, how does he account for them? The principle on which he views them is, that the hope and reward of the faithful servants of God are only laid up in another life; and he maintains that it is plain to all, that the wicked are not treated according to their deserts in this life, but often directly the…
Job 23:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 23:15
- Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
- Job 31:23
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
- Psalms 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
- Job 10:15
If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
- Job 23:3
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
- Habakkuk 3:16
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
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Context
- Job 23:14
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
- Job 23:15
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
- Job 23:16
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Job 23:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por lo cual yo me espanto en su presencia: consideraré, y temerélo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi je suis terrifié devant sa face; je considère, et je suis effrayé devant lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Darum bin ich bestürzt vor seinem Angesicht; erwäge ichs, so erschrecke ich vor ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et idcirco a facie ejus turbatus sum, et considerans eum, timore sollicitor. |