Job 33 · Verse 7

Job 33:7

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Job 33:7, King James Version

Job 33:7 in other translations

BSBSurely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
WEBBehold, my terror will not make you afraid, neither will my pressure be heavy on you.
ASVBehold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
YLTLo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
DARBYBehold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
BBEFear of me will not overcome you, and my hand will not be hard on you.
WebsterBehold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

What does Job 33:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. hand--alluding to Job's words (Job 13:21).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 My terror shall not make thee afraid - This is an allusion to what Job had said, Job 9:34 : "Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me." Being thy equal, no fear can impose upon thee so far as to overawe thee; so that thou shouldst not be able to conduct thy own defense. We are on equal terms; now prepare to defend thyself.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 33:1-7

Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be by reason, not by terror; by fair argument, not by a heavy hand.

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Job 33:7 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.

הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!H2009
אֵ֭מָתִי'E.ma.tidread of meH367
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּte.va.'a.Te.kait will terrify youH1204
וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗יve.'akh.Piand pressure myH405
עָלֶ֥יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִכְבָּֽד\׃yikh.Badit will be heavyH3513

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

Cross references for Job 33:7

  • Job 13:21

    Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

  • Job 9:34

    Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

  • Psalms 32:4

    For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  • Psalms 88:16

    Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my terror.
9:34; 13:21; Ps 88:16
my hand.
Ps 32:4

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

Context

  • Job 33:6

    Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

  • Job 33:7

    Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

  • Job 33:8

    Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

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Job 33:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí que mi terror no te espantará, ni mi mano se agravará sobre ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, ma terreur ne te troublera pas, et mon poids ne t’accablera pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, mein Schrecken wird dich nicht ängstigen, und mein Druck wird nicht schwer auf dir lasten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Verumtamen miraculum meum non te terreat, et eloquentia mea non sit tibi gravis.