Berean Standard Bible
Job 33:7
7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Job 33:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
- New International Version (NIV)No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, no fear of me need terrify you; my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely no fear of me will terrify you, Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Context of Job 33:7
5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me. 6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you. 8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: 9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
Read all of Job 33Job 33:7 word by word
הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 33:7
- Job 9:34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
- Job 13:21Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
- Psalms 88:16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
- Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
Commentaries on Job 33:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7My terror shall not make thee afraid - This is an allusion to what Job had said, Job 9:34; : "Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me." Being thy equal, no fear can impose upon thee so far as to overawe thee; so that thou shouldst not be able to conduct thy own defense. We are on equal terms; now prepare to defend thyself.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Behold my terror shall not make thee afraid - Job had earnestly desired to carry his cause directly before God, but he had expressed the apprehension that he would overawe him by his majesty, so that he would not be able to manage his plea with the calmness and self-possession which were desirable. He had, therefore, expressed it as his earnest wish, that if he were so permitted, God would not take advantage of his majesty and power to confound him; see…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7no fear of me should terrify you: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar had tried to use God's terrors to scare Job (15:21, 24; 22:10; 18:11, 14; 20:25; 6:4; 7:14; 9:34; 13:21; 23:15). Elihu promised not to be harsh with Job, but he later violated his promise (34:7–9, 33–37).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. hand--alluding to Job's words (Job 13:21).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Job 33
- 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
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