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

9Would it turn out well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a man? 10He would surely rebuke you if you secretly showed favoritism. Would not His majesty terrify you and the dread of Him fall on you? 12Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. 13Be silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may.

Job 13:11 word by word

הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shall not his excellencyשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• make you afraidבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• and his dreadפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Job 13:11

• Psalms 119:120My flesh shudders for fear of You, and I am in awe of Your judgments.
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says Adonai. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence?’ For I made the sand a boundary of the sea, an everlasting decree that cannot be broken. Though the waves roll, they cannot prevail. Though they roar, they cannot cross it.
• Jeremiah 10:10But Adonai Elohim is truth. He is the living God and eternal King. At His wrath the earth quakes and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Matthew 10:28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
• Revelation 15:3And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Job 13:21withdraw Your hand far from me, and do not assail me with Your terror.
• Exodus 15:16Terror and dread will fall on them. By the greatness of Your arm they become still as a stone, till Your people cross over, Adonai, till the people whom You purchased cross over.
• Isaiah 8:13Adonai-Tzva’ot, Him will you sanctify, and let Him be your fear, trembling at Him.

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
• How

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