Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake.
Parallel translations
- WEB fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
- KJV Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to 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.
- 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 on his bed, with continual strife in his bones;
- Rev 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- Dan 10:11He said to me, Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for am I now sent to you. When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.
- Luke 1:29But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
- Job 7:14then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:
- Hab 3:16I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.
- Luke 1:12Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
- Isa 6:5Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”
- Ps 119:120My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. AYIN
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