I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
Parallel translations
- WEB I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.
- KJV I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
- NKJV I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent.
- NASB I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.
- NLT I would still dread all the pain, for I know you will not find me innocent, O God.
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Quick answer
Job confesses that even when he tries to cheer up, he dreads all his sufferings, sure that God will not hold him innocent. His fear overpowers his resolve.
Overview
Job's attempt at cheerfulness collapses under the weight of his pain and his fear that God will not vindicate him. His longing to be declared innocent finds no rest here. That longing for a sure verdict of innocence is ultimately answered in the gospel, where God justifies the guilty through Christ and there is no condemnation for those who are his (Romans 8:1).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ps 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Job 21:6When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
- Job 10:14If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
- Job 9:20–21Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
- Ps 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
- Job 9:2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
- Job 14:16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
- Job 3:25For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
- Job 7:21Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
- Ps 88:15–16From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
- Exod 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
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