King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Complete Jewish Bible:
Doesn't God's majesty terrify you? Aren't you overcome with dread of him?
Berean Standard Bible:
Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
American Standard Version:
Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Shall not his excellency{H7613} make you afraid{H1204}? and his dread{H6343} fall{H5307} upon you?
Cross-References (KJV):
Job 31:23
- For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
Psalms 119:120
- My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Matthew 10:28
- And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Jeremiah 5:22
- Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 10:10
- But the LORD [is] the true God, he [is] the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Isaiah 8:13
- Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.
Revelation 15:3
- And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.
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Commentary for Job 13:11
Job 13:11 is a part of the dialogue between Job and his friends, which takes place during the poetic section of the Book of Job. This book is one of the Wisdom books in the Hebrew Bible and is known for its profound exploration of theodicy—the question of why a good God permits the existence of evil and suffering. The verse reads, "Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?"
In the historical context, the Book of Job is set in the patriarchal period, a time when the Hebrew people were still semi-nomadic and before the establishment of the Israelite monarchy. The character of Job is depicted as a man of great wealth and piety, living in the land of Uz, which is traditionally located in the region of modern-day Jordan or Syria.
The themes of Job 13:11 revolve around the awe-inspiring and terrifying nature of God. In this verse, Job is challenging his friends, who have accused him of wrongdoing as the cause of his suffering. He suggests that if they were to truly understand God's greatness and the fear that accompanies such understanding, they would be silenced. The "excellency" of God refers to His unmatched majesty and superiority, while "dread" conveys the overwhelming sense of reverence and fear that one should feel in the presence of the divine.
Job's rhetorical question to his friends is a defense of his own integrity and a rebuke to their simplistic theology, which assumes that suffering is always a direct result of personal sin. He implies that God's ways are beyond human comprehension and that the appropriate response to God's power and mystery is humility and reverence, not presumptuous judgment.
In summary, Job 13:11 encapsulates the book's broader themes of the inscrutability of God's ways, the proper human response to divine majesty, and the inadequacy of human wisdom to fully grasp the divine justice. It challenges the reader, alongside Job's friends, to consider the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom, a central concept in biblical wisdom literature.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7613
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׂאֵת
Transliteration: sᵉʼêth
Pronunciation: seh-ayth'
Description: from נָשָׂא; an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character; be accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising. - Strong's Number: H1204
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּעַת
Transliteration: bâʻath
Pronunciation: baw-ath'
Description: a primitive root; to fear; affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble. - Strong's Number: H6343
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פַּחַד
Transliteration: pachad
Pronunciation: pakh'-ad
Description: from פָּחַד; a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling); dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror. - Strong's Number: H5307
There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָפַל
Transliteration: nâphal
Pronunciation: naw-fal'
Description: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.