Job 4:14

14 fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.

Job 4:14 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
New Living Translation (NLT)
14 Fear gripped me, and my bones trembled.
The Message Bible (MSG)
14 Dread stared me in the face, and Terror. I was scared to death - I shook from head to foot.
American Standard Version (ASV)
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
14 fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
14 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shake.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
14 Fear and trembling grabbed hold of me. That made every bone in my body shake.

Job 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

Job 4:14

Fear came upon me, and trembling
Not only a dread of mind, but trembling of body; which was often the case even with good men, whenever there was any unusual appearance of God unto them by a voice, or by any representation, or by an angel; as with Abraham in the vision of the pieces, and with Moses on Mount Sinai, and with Daniel in some of his visions, and with Zechariah, when an angel appeared and brought him the tidings of a son to be born to him; which arises from the frailty and weakness of human nature, a consciousness of guilt, a sense of the awful majesty of God, and an uneasy apprehension of what may be the consequences of it:

which made all my bones to shake;
not only there was inward fear and outward tremor of body, but to such a degree, that not one joint in him was still; all the members of his body shook, and every bone was as if it was loosed, which are the more firm and solid parts, as is common many considerable tremor.

Job 4:14 In-Context

12 “A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,
14 fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.
15 A spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body stood on end.
16 It stopped, but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice:

Cross References 2

  • 1. Job 21:6; Psalms 48:6; Psalms 55:5; Psalms 119:120,161; Jeremiah 5:22; Habakkuk 3:16; S 2 Corinthians 7:15
  • 2. Jeremiah 23:9; Daniel 10:8; Habakkuk 3:16
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