Job 13:11

Job 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
• New International Version (NIV)Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Will not His excellence make you afraid, And the dread of Him fall upon you?

Context of Job 13:11

9Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man? 10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality. Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you? 12Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. 13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.

Job 13:11 word by word

הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Would His majestyשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• terrify youבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Would the dread of Himפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• not fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon youעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Job 13:11

• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
• Exodus 15:16and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
• Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

Commentaries on Job 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11His dread fall upon you? - The very apprehension of his wrath is sufficient to crush you to nothing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Shall not his excellency - His exaltation שׂאת śe'êth from נשׂא nâśâ' to exalt, to lift up), or his majesty, Genesis 49:3. Make you afraid - Fill you with awe and reverence. Shall it not restrain you from fallacy, from sophisms, and from all presumptuous and unfounded reasoning? The sense here is, that a sense of the greatness and majesty of God should fill the mind with solemnity and reverence, and make us serious and sincere; should repress all…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. make you afraid?--namely, of employing sophisms in His name (Jr 10:7, 10).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:11

• God
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Dread
• Motheaten
• Spend
• Value
• Excellency
• How

Commentaries on Job 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings