Job 4:14

Job 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
• New International Version (NIV)fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.

Context of Job 4:14

12Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. 13In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: — Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake; 15And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up — 16It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:

Job 4:14 word by word

פַּ֣חַד קְ֭רָאַנִי וּרְעָדָ֑ה וְרֹ֖ב עַצְמוֹתַ֣י הִפְחִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

• Fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106

Cross-references for Job 4:14

• Job 7:14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions;
• Psalms 119:120My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
• Isaiah 6:5And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
• Daniel 10:11And he said unto me, O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words which I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And as he spoke this word unto me, I stood trembling.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people.
• Luke 1:12And Zacharias was troubled, seeing [him], and fear fell upon him.
• Revelation 1:17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
• Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

Commentaries on Job 4:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Fear came upon me - Margin, “Met me.” The Chaldee Paraphrase renders this, “a tempest,” זיקא . The Septuagint, ́ frikē - “shuddering,” or “horror.” The sense is, that he became greatly alarmed at the vision. Which made all my bones to shake - Margin, as in Hebrew, the multitude of my bones. A similar image is employed by Virgil, Obstupuere auimis, gelidusque per ima cucurrit Ossa tremor; Aeneid ii. 120. “A cold tremor ran through all their bones.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts, and are still, Psa 4:4, then is a time for the Holy Spirit to commune with us. This vision put him into very great fear. Ever since man sinned, it has been terrible to him to receive communications from Heaven, conscious that he can expect no good tidings thence. Sinful man! shall he pretend to be more just, more pure, than God, who being his Maker, is his Lord and Owner?…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Fear often occurs in God's presence (Genesis 15:12; Daniel 8:17–18; 10:8–10). But God tells his people not to fear (Genesis 15:1; 26:24; Isaiah 40:9; 44:8). Eliphaz's bones shook like those of a prophet with terrible news to share (Jeremiah 23:9; Habakkuk 3:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. Eliphaz--the mildest of Job's three accusers. The greatness of Job's calamities, his complaints against God, and the opinion that calamities are proofs of guilt, led the three to doubt Job's integrity.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 4:14

• Dream
• Faith
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Clay
• Crush
• Prey
• Bone; Bones
• Eliphaz (2)
• Fear
• Eliphaz

Commentaries on Job 4

• 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