Christian Standard Bible
Job 9:34
34Let him take his rod away from me so his terror will no longer frighten me.
Job 9:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
- New International Version (NIV)someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
Context of Job 9:34
32For he is not a man like me, that I can answer him, that we can take each other to court. 33There is no mediator between us, to lay his hand on both of us. Let him take his rod away from me so his terror will no longer frighten me. 35Then I would speak and not fear him. But that is not the case; I am on my own.
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יָסֵ֣ר מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 9:34
- Job 13:11Would God’s majesty not terrify you? Would his dread not fall on you?
- Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified in his presence; when I consider this, I am afraid of him.
- Job 31:23For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of his majesty I could not do these things.
- Job 33:7Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.
- Job 37:1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest.
- Psalms 39:10Remove your torment from me. Because of the force of your hand I am finished.
- Psalms 90:11Who understands the power of your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.
- Job 29:2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
Commentaries on Job 9:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Let him take his rod away - In the Masoretic Bibles, the word שבטו shibto, his rod, is written with a large ט teth, as above; and as the letter in numerals stands for 9, the Masora says the word was thus written to show the nine calamities under which Job had suffered, and which he wished God to remove. As שבט shebet signifies, not only rod, but also scepter or the ensign of royalty, Job might here refer to God sitting in his majesty upon the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Let him take his rod away from me - Let him suspend my sufferings, and let us come together on equal terms. His terror now is upon me, and I can do nothing. I am oppressed, and broken down, and crushed under his hand, and I could not hope to maintain my cause with any degree of success. If my sufferings were lightened, and I could approach the question with the rigor of health and the power of reasoning unweakened by calamity, I could then do justice to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 What little need have we of pastimes, and what great need to redeem time, when it runs on so fast towards eternity! How vain the enjoyments of time, which we may quite lose while yet time continues! The remembrance of having done our duty will be pleasing afterwards; so will not the remembrance of having got worldly wealth, when it is all lost and gone. Job's complaint of God, as one that could not be appeased and would not relent, was the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. rod--not here the symbol of punishment, but of power. Job cannot meet God on fair terms so long as God deals with him on the footing of His almighty power.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 9
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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