Job 13:21

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
remove your hand from me,and do not let your terror frighten me.

Hebrew Names Version
Withdraw your hand far from me; And don't let your terror make me afraid.

King James Version
Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

English Standard Version
withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me.

New Century Version
Take your punishment away from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.

New English Translation
Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.

Amplified Bible
Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering, And let not the dread of You terrify me.

New American Standard Bible
Remove Your hand from me, And may the dread of You not terrify me.

World English Bible
Withdraw your hand far from me; And don't let your terror make me afraid.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Withdrawe thine hande from me, and let not thy feare make me afraide.

Legacy Standard Bible
Move Your hand far from me,And let not the dread of You terrify me.

Berean Standard Bible
Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.

Contemporary English Version
stop punishing and terrifying me!

Complete Jewish Bible
take your hand away from me, and don't let fear of you frighten me.

Darby Translation
Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:

Easy-to-Read Version
Stop punishing me, and don't frighten me with your terrors.

George Lamsa Translation
Do not withdraw thy help from me; and let not thy dread terrify me.

Good News Translation
stop punishing me, and don't crush me with terror.

Lexham English Bible
withdraw your hand from me, and let not your dread terrify me.

Literal Translation
Remove Your hand from me, and let not Your terror make me afraid.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Withdrawe thine honde fro me, & let not the fearfull drede of the make me afrayed.

American Standard Version
Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

Bible in Basic English
Take your hand far away from me; and let me not be overcome by fear of you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Withdraw Thy hand far from me; and let not Thy terror make me afraid.

King James Version (1611)
Withdrawe thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make mee afraid.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Withdrawe thyne hande from me, and let not the fearefull dreade of thee make me afrayde.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.

English Revised Version
Withdraw thine hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Make thin hond fer fro me; and thi drede make not me aferd.

Update Bible Version
Withdraw your hand far from me; And don't let your terror make me afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
Withdraw thy hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

New King James Version
Withdraw Your hand far from me, And let not the dread of You make me afraid.

New Living Translation
Remove your heavy hand from me, and don't terrify me with your awesome presence.

New Life Bible
Take Your hand from me, and do not let the fear of You make me so afraid.

New Revised Standard
withdraw your hand far from me, and do not let dread of you terrify me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy hand - from off me, take thou far away, and, thy terror, let it not startle me!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not thy dread terrify me.

Revised Standard Version
withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not dread of thee terrify me.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy hand put far off from me, And Thy terror let not terrify me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Remove Your hand from me, And let not the dread of You terrify me.

Contextual Overview

¹³"So hold your tongue while I have my say, then I'll take whatever I have coming to me. Why do I go out on a limb like this and take my life in my hands? Because even if he killed me, I'd keep on hoping. I'd defend my innocence to the very end. Just wait, this is going to work out for the best—my salvation! If I were guilt-stricken do you think I'd be doing this— laying myself on the line before God? You'd better pay attention to what I'm telling you, listen carefully with both ears. Now that I've laid out my defense, I'm sure that I'll be acquitted. Can anyone prove charges against me? I've said my piece. I rest my case. ²⁰"Please, God, I have two requests; grant them so I'll know I count with you: First, lay off the afflictions; the terror is too much for me. Second, address me directly so I can answer you, or let me speak and then you answer me. How many sins have been charged against me? Show me the list—how bad is it? Why do you stay hidden and silent? Why treat me like I'm your enemy? Why kick me around like an old tin can? Why beat a dead horse? You compile a long list of mean things about me, even hold me accountable for the sins of my youth. You hobble me so I can't move about. You watch every move I make, and brand me as a dangerous character.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Withdraw: Job 10:20, Job 22:15-17

let not: Job 13:11, Job 33:7, Psalms 119:120

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 21:30 - he was afraid Job 22:10 - sudden Job 23:6 - plead Job 31:35 - General Job 40:2 - he that reproveth Psalms 39:10 - Remove Lamentations 2:8 - he hath not Ezekiel 20:22 - I withdrew

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Withdraw thine hand far from me,.... His afflicting hand, which pressed him; this he desires might be removed, or otherwise he could not have the command of himself, make use of his reasoning faculties, recollect his arguments, and give them in their due force and strength; for afflictions of body affect the soul and memory, understanding and judgment; this is one of the things he would have agreed unto before the dispute was entered on; the other follows:

and let not thy dread make me afraid; the terrors of his law, or the dreadful apprehensions of his wrath; he desires to be freed from all slavish fear of God, that now possessed his mind through the severity of his dispensations towards him, behaving as if he was his enemy; or he deprecates his appearance in any external visible way and manner, which might be frightening to him, and so hinder freedom of speech in his own defence; these two things are before requested, Job 9:34; which should they be granted, he proposes as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Withdraw thine hand far from me - Notes Job 9:34. The hand of God here is used to denote the calamity or affliction which Job was suffering. The meaning is, “Remove my affliction; restore me to health, and I will then enter on the argument in vindication of my cause. I am now oppressed, and broken down, and enfeebled by disease, and I cannot present it with the vigor which I might evince if I were in health.”

And let not thy dread make me afraid - “Do not so overpower me by thy severe majesty, that I cannot present my cause in a calm and composed manner.” See the notes at Job 9:34. Job felt that God had power to overawe him, and he asked, therefore, that he might have a calm and composed mind, and then he would be able to do justice to his own cause.