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Job 23:16
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
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Christian Standard Bible®
God has made my heart faint;the Almighty has terrified me.
God has made my heart faint;the Almighty has terrified me.
Hebrew Names Version
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
King James Version
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
English Standard Version
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
New Century Version
God has made me afraid; the Almighty terrifies me.
God has made me afraid; the Almighty terrifies me.
New English Translation
Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Amplified Bible
"For God has made my heart faint, And the Almighty has terrified me,
"For God has made my heart faint, And the Almighty has terrified me,
New American Standard Bible
"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,
"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,
World English Bible
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For God hath softened mine heart, & the Almightie hath troubled me.
For God hath softened mine heart, & the Almightie hath troubled me.
Legacy Standard Bible
It is God who has made my heart faint,And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
It is God who has made my heart faint,And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
Contemporary English Version
makes me tremble with fear.
makes me tremble with fear.
Complete Jewish Bible
God has undermined my courage; Shaddai frightens me.
God has undermined my courage; Shaddai frightens me.
Darby Translation
For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;
For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;
Easy-to-Read Version
The fear of God has made me lose my courage. God All-Powerful makes me afraid.
The fear of God has made me lose my courage. God All-Powerful makes me afraid.
George Lamsa Translation
For God has troubled my heart, and my mind is confused:
For God has troubled my heart, and my mind is confused:
Good News Translation
Almighty God has destroyed my courage. It is God, not the dark, that makes me afraid— even though the darkness has made me blind.
Almighty God has destroyed my courage. It is God, not the dark, that makes me afraid— even though the darkness has made me blind.
Lexham English Bible
Indeed, God has made my heart faint, and Shaddai has terrified me.
Indeed, God has made my heart faint, and Shaddai has terrified me.
Literal Translation
For God makes my heart weak, and the Almighty troubles me.
For God makes my heart weak, and the Almighty troubles me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For in so moch as he is God, he maketh my herte soft: and seynge that he is Allmightie, he putteth me in feare.
For in so moch as he is God, he maketh my herte soft: and seynge that he is Allmightie, he putteth me in feare.
American Standard Version
For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;
For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;
Bible in Basic English
For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.
For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted me;
Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted me;
King James Version (1611)
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For God maketh my heart softe, and the almightie putteth me in feare.
For God maketh my heart softe, and the almightie putteth me in feare.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the Lord has softened my heart, and the Almighty has troubled me.
But the Lord has softened my heart, and the Almighty has troubled me.
English Revised Version
For God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath troubled me:
For God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath troubled me:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God hath maad neische myn herte, and Almyyti God hath disturblid me.
God hath maad neische myn herte, and Almyyti God hath disturblid me.
Update Bible Version
For God has made my heart faint, And the Almighty has terrified me;
For God has made my heart faint, And the Almighty has terrified me;
Webster's Bible Translation
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
New King James Version
For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;
For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;
New Living Translation
God has made me sick at heart; the Almighty has terrified me.
God has made me sick at heart; the Almighty has terrified me.
New Life Bible
God has made my heart weak. The All-powerful has filled me with fear.
God has made my heart weak. The All-powerful has filled me with fear.
New Revised Standard
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea, GOD, hath made timid my heart, and, the Almighty, hath put me in terror.
Yea, GOD, hath made timid my heart, and, the Almighty, hath put me in terror.
Douay-Rheims Bible
God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me.
God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me.
Revised Standard Version
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me;
Young's Literal Translation
And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
Contextual Overview
13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires. 14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans. 15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him. 16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For God: Psalms 22:14, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 57:16
Almighty: Job 27:2, Ruth 1:20, Psalms 88:16, Joel 1:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:24 - and troubled Job 34:36 - My desire is that Job may be tried Psalms 55:5 - Fearfulness Psalms 77:3 - I remembered John 14:1 - not
Cross-References
Genesis 23:15
"Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."
"Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."
Genesis 43:21
But when we came to the place we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our money, and we have brought it back with us.
But when we came to the place we stopped for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our money, and we have brought it back with us.
Exodus 30:13
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
Job 28:15
It cannot be bought with gold, nor its price weighed out in silver.
It cannot be bought with gold, nor its price weighed out in silver.
Jeremiah 32:9
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.
The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.
Zechariah 11:12
Then I told them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Then I told them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 7:12
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think on these things.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think on these things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For God maketh my heart soft,.... Not tender as Josiah's was,
2 Kings 22:19, or as the heart of every penitent is, when God makes it humble and contrite by his spirit and grace, or takes away the stony heart, and gives an heart of flesh; though Job had such an heart, and God made it so; but he means a weak, feeble, fearful heart, pressed and broken with afflictions, that could not endure and bear up under the mighty hand of God; but became as water, and melted like wax in the midst of him, and was ready to faint, and sink, and die away:
and the Almighty troubleth me; by afflicting him; afflictions cause trouble, and these are of God; or he "astonishes" a, amazes me, throws me into the utmost consternation, the reason of which follows.
a הבהילני "me attonitum reddidit", Vatablus; "consternavit me", Drusius, Mercerus, Cocceius, Michaelis; "externavit me", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For God maketh my heart soft - That is, “faint.” He takes away my strength; compare the notes at Isaiah 7:4. This effect was produced on Job by the contemplation of the eternal plan and the power of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 23:16. For God maketh my heart soft — Prostrates my strength, deprives me of courage, so that I sink beneath my burden, and I am troubled at the thought of the Almighty, the self-sufficient and eternal Being.
