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Job 31:23

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For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

For destruction {H343} from God {H410} was a terror {H6343} to me, and by reason of his highness {H7613} I could {H3201} not endure.

For calamity from God has always terrified me; before his majesty I could never do a thing [like that].

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 119:120 (5 votes)

    My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  • Job 13:11 (5 votes)

    Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

  • 2 Corinthians 5:11 (4 votes)

    Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  • Job 40:9 (2 votes)

    Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

  • Job 21:20 (2 votes)

    His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

  • Isaiah 13:6 (2 votes)

    ¶ Howl ye; for the day of the LORD [is] at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

  • Job 20:23 (2 votes)

    ¶ [When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.