King James Version
What Does Job 3:25 Mean?
“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. the thing: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me”
Context
23
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. I eat: Heb. my meat
25
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. the thing: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me
26
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **For the thing which I greatly feared . . .**—Comp. Proverbs 28:14. It means that he had always had in remembrance the uncertainty and instability of earthly things, an yet he had been overtaken by a calamity that mocked his carefulness and exceeded his apprehensions.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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