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Job 31:23 Cross-References
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“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”
Job 31:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 31:23
For destruction from God was a terror to me (כִּי פַחַד אֵלַי אֵיד אֵל, ki faḥad elay eid El)—faḥad (פַּחַד, terror/dread) and eid (אֵיד, calamity/destruction) are stacked for emphasis. By reason of his highness I could not endure (וּמִשְּׂאֵתוֹ לֹא אוּכָל, u-mi-se'eto lo ukhal)—se'et (שְׂאֵת, majesty/exaltation) emphasizes God's transcendent holiness. Yakol (יָכֹל, able/endure) appears in negative: Job could not bear to sin against such a God.This verse reveals Job's ultimate motivation: fear of the Lord, which is "the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10). Job didn't refrain from oppressing o...
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Cross-References for Job 31:23
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“And his dread fall on you?”
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.”
“we persuade men”
“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
“even you”
“His eyes shall see his destruction”
“God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.”
“Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?”
“neither has he kept back anything from me but you”
“and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”