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Job 21:6 Cross-References
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“Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.”
Job 21:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 21:6
Even when I remember I am afraid (וְאִם־זָכַרְתִּי וְנִבְהָלְתִּי, ve'im-zakharti venivhalti)—The verb zakar (זָכַר) means to remember or call to mind, while bahal (בָּהַל) conveys being terrified or dismayed. What terrifies Job isn't his suffering but the theological implications of what he observes: God permits the wicked to prosper.Trembling taketh hold on my flesh (וְאָחַז בְּשָׂרִי פַּלָּצוּת, ve'achaz besari pallatsut)—The word pallatsut (פַּלָּצוּת) means shuddering or horror. Job's physical reaction mirrors his spiritual crisis. If retribution theology is false—if the wicked can prospe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 21:6
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“and I groan. I complain”
“and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones”
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.”
“I am distracted.”
“the wormwood and the gall.”