Job 3 · Verse 25

Job 3:25

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
Job 3:25, King James Version

Job 3:25 in other translations

BSBFor the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
WEBFor the thing which I fear comes on me, that which I am afraid of comes to me.
ASVFor the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.
YLTFor a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.
DARBYFor I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.
BBEFor I have a fear and it comes on me, and my heart is greatly troubled.
WebsterFor the thing which I greatly feared hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.

What does Job 3:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. the thing which I ... feared is come upon me--In the beginning of his trials, when he heard of the loss of one blessing, he feared the loss of another; and when he heard of the loss of that, he feared the loss of a third. that which I was afraid of is come unto me--namely, the ill opinion of his friends, as though he were a hypocrite on account of his trials.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 For the thing which I greatly reared - Literally, the fear that I feared; or, I feared a fear, as in the margin. While I was in prosperity I thought adversity might come, and I had a dread of it. I feared the loss of my family and my property; and both have occurred. I was not lifted up: I knew that what I possessed I had from Divine Providence, and that he who gave might take away. I am not stripped of my all as a punishment for my self-confidence.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 3:20-26

Job was like a man who had lost his way, and had no prospect of escape, or hope of better times. But surely he was in an ill frame for death when so unwilling to live. Let it be our constant care to get ready for another world, and then leave it to God to order our removal thither as he thinks fit. Grace teaches us in the midst of life's greatest comforts, to be willing to die, and in the midst of its greatest…

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Job 3:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
פַ֣חַדFa.chada fearH6343
פָּ֭חַדְתִּיPa.chad.tiI fearedH6342
וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִיvai.ye.'e.ta.Ye.niand it came to meH857
וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.Sherand [that] whichH834
יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiI dreadedH3025
יָ֣בֹאYa.vo'it cameH935
לִֽי\׃Lito me

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 3:25

  • Job 1:5

    And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

  • Job 30:15

    Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

  • Job 31:23

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

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the thing, etc. Heb. I feared a fear and it came upon me.that which.
1:5; 31:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 3:24

    For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

  • Job 3:25

    For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

  • Job 3:26

    I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

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Job 3:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque el temor que me espantaba me ha venido, y hame acontecido lo que temía.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car j’ai eu une crainte, et elle est venue sur moi, et ce que j’appréhendais m’est arrivé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn ich fürchtete einen Schrecken, und er traf mich, und vor dem mir bangte, das kam über mich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi, et quod verebar accidit.