Job 13:11

Job 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
• New International Version (NIV)Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Will not His excellence make you afraid, And the dread of Him fall upon you?

Context of Job 13:11

9Will it go well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? 10He will certainly punish you If you secretly show partiality. Will His majesty not terrify you, And the dread of Him fall upon you? 12Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay. 13“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come upon me what may.

Job 13:11 word by word

הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• majestyשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• not terrifyבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• And the dreadפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of Him fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Job 13:11

• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles from the fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal limit, and it will not cross over it. Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; Though they roar, they will not cross over it.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The earth quakes at His wrath, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Matthew 10:28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
• Job 13:21Remove Your hand from me, And may the dread of You not terrify me.
• Exodus 15:16Terror and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone, Until Your people pass over, Lord, Until the people pass over whom You have purchased.
• Isaiah 8:13It is the Lord of armies whom you are to regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.

Commentaries on Job 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11His dread fall upon you? - The very apprehension of his wrath is sufficient to crush you to nothing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Shall not his excellency - His exaltation שׂאת śe'êth from נשׂא nâśâ' to exalt, to lift up), or his majesty, Genesis 49:3. Make you afraid - Fill you with awe and reverence. Shall it not restrain you from fallacy, from sophisms, and from all presumptuous and unfounded reasoning? The sense here is, that a sense of the greatness and majesty of God should fill the mind with solemnity and reverence, and make us serious and sincere; should repress all…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. make you afraid?--namely, of employing sophisms in His name (Jr 10:7, 10).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:11

• God
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Dread
• Motheaten
• Spend
• Value
• Excellency
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Commentaries on Job 13

• 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