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Job 33:7
7So you should not be afraid of me. I will not do anything to hurt 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
5Answer me now, Job, if you can. Prepare yourself. Be ready to explain your problem to me. 6Listen! When God looks at us, we are the same as each other. God used clay to make both of us. So you should not be afraid of me. I will not do anything to hurt you. 8I have heard the things that you have said, Job. This is what I heard you say: 9“I am not guilty. I have not done anything that is wrong. I am pure and clean.
Read all of Job 33Job 33:7 word by word
הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 33:7
- Job 9:34Nobody can stop God from punishing me. If that were possible, I would not be afraid any more.
- Job 13:21Please stop punishing me. And stop causing me to be so afraid of you.
- Psalms 88:16Your anger is too much for me! You are attacking me and destroying me!
- Psalms 32:4In the day and in the night, you punished me very much. It seemed as if the hot sun was taking away my strength. 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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