King James Version
Job 3:25 in the King James Version says “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 ...” — study this verse from Job chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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”
Job 3:25 · KJV
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. I eat: Heb. my meat
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
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For the thing which I greatly”
H6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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