Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Parallel translations
- WEB fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
- BSB fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
- NKJV Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
- NASB Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake.
- NLT Fear gripped me, and my bones trembled.
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Quick answer
Eliphaz was seized with fear and trembling that shook all his bones. The physical dread underscores how overwhelming and authoritative he wants the vision to seem.
Overview
He recounts a terror so deep it rattled his frame, heightening the gravity of the words to follow. Such fear can accompany an encounter with the holy, yet dread alone does not validate a message. The book will show that the real fear of the Lord leads to repentance and trust, not merely to shuddering, when Job finally meets God face to face.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
- Rev 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
- Dan 10:11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- Luke 1:29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
- Job 7:14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
- Hab 3:16When 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.
- Luke 1:12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
- Isa 6:5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
- Ps 119:120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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