Job 23:15

Job 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
• New International Version (NIV)That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

Context of Job 23:15

13But he is always true to himself. Nobody can change him. Whatever he wants to do, he does. 14He will do to me everything that he has decided to do. He has plans to do many things like this. Because of that, I am afraid of him. When I think about all these things, I am very afraid. 16God has made me become weak with fear. Almighty God has frightened me. 17Because of all my troubles, I seem to be in a very dark place. The darkness seems to cover me. But I will not be afraid to speak.

Job 23:15 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֭ן מִפָּנָ֣יו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְאֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore am I troubledבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• at his presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• when I considerבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• I am afraidפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342

Cross-references for Job 23:15

• Job 23:3I would like to know where to find him. Then I could go to the place where he lives.
• Job 10:15If I am guilty of sin, that brings terrible trouble to me. But if I am righteous, I still feel ashamed. Whatever I do, I have nothing but shame and my life is full of trouble.
• Job 31:23I was afraid of the trouble that God might bring to me. So I could not do these bad things, because God is so great and powerful.
• Psalms 77:3When I think about God, I am sad and upset. I do not know if he will help me. Selah.
• Psalms 119:120I respect your great strength, so that my body shakes with fear. I am afraid of the laws by which you judge people.
• Habakkuk 3:16I listened to this and I was very afraid. My lips shook with fear when I heard the sound. My bones became weak. My legs would not let me walk. But I will be patient. I will wait for the day of trouble that will come. Yes, punishment will come to the people who are attacking us.

Commentaries on Job 23:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Therefore am I troubled - I do not as yet see an end to my afflictions: he has not exhausted his means of trial; therefore, when I consider this, I am afraid of him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Therefore am I troubled at his presence - The doctrine of divine purposes and decrees “is fitted to impress the mind with awe.” So vast are the plans of God; so uncertain to us is it what will be developed next; so impossible is it to resist God when he comes forth to execute his plans, that they fill the mind with reverence and fear. And this is one of the objects for which the doctrine is revealed. It is designed to rebuke the soul that is filled with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 As Job does not once question but that his trials are from the hand of God, and that there is no such thing as chance, how does he account for them? The principle on which he views them is, that the hope and reward of the faithful servants of God are only laid up in another life; and he maintains that it is plain to all, that the wicked are not treated according to their deserts in this life, but often directly the reverse. But though the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17Terrified in His presence: See Psalms 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. Job had earlier complained about being in darkness (Job 19:8). Eliphaz and Bildad said this fate is for the evil person (15:22; 22:1; 18:6, 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. God's decrees, impossible to be resisted, and leaving us in the dark as to what may come next, are calculated to fill the mind with holy awe [Barnes].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 23

• 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