Job 31:23 · KJV
“For destruction {from} God {was} a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”
— Job 31:23
{Then} let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. {bone: or, chanelbone}
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, {Thou art} my confidence;
Job 31 — Context
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22{Then} let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. {bone: or, chanelbone}
23For destruction {from} God {was} a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, {Thou art} my confidence;
25If I rejoiced because my wealth {was} great, and because mine hand had gotten much; {gotten...: Heb. found much}
Cross References
Job 13:11
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
2 Corinthians 5:11
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
Isaiah 13:6
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD {is} at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Psalms 76:7
Thou, {even} thou, {art} to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Job 20:23
{When} he is about to fill his belly, {God} shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain {it} upon him while he is eating.
Job 40:9
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Genesis 39:9
{There is} none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou {art} his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?