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Job 23:16
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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,
Berean Standard Bible
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified 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
13"But he is singular and sovereign. Who can argue with him? He does what he wants, when he wants to. He'll complete in detail what he's decided about me, and whatever else he determines to do. Is it any wonder that I dread meeting him? Whenever I think about it, I get scared all over again. God makes my heart sink! God Almighty gives me the shudders! I'm completely in the dark, I can't see my hand in front of 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
Jeremiah 32:9
"So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I paid him seventeen silver shekels. I followed all the proper procedures: In the presence of witnesses I wrote out the bill of sale, sealed it, and weighed out the money on the scales. Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy that contained the contract and its conditions and also the open copy—and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. All this took place in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who had signed the deed, as the Jews who were at the jail that day looked on.
"So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I paid him seventeen silver shekels. I followed all the proper procedures: In the presence of witnesses I wrote out the bill of sale, sealed it, and weighed out the money on the scales. Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy that contained the contract and its conditions and also the open copy—and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. All this took place in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who had signed the deed, as the Jews who were at the jail that day looked on.
Zechariah 11:12
Then I addressed them: "Pay me what you think I'm worth." They paid me an insulting sum, counting out thirty silver coins.
Then I addressed them: "Pay me what you think I'm worth." They paid me an insulting sum, counting out thirty silver coins.
Matthew 7:12
"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get.
"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get.
Romans 13:8
Don't run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other. When you love others, you complete what the law has been after all along. The law code—don't sleep with another person's spouse, don't take someone's life, don't take what isn't yours, don't always be wanting what you don't have, and any other "don't" you can think of—finally adds up to this: Love other people as well as you do yourself. You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the law code, the sum total is love.
Don't run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other. When you love others, you complete what the law has been after all along. The law code—don't sleep with another person's spouse, don't take someone's life, don't take what isn't yours, don't always be wanting what you don't have, and any other "don't" you can think of—finally adds up to this: Love other people as well as you do yourself. You can't go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the law code, the sum total is love.
Philippians 4:8
Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
Don't run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God's concerns, and he will take care of them. We've warned you about this before. God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
Don't run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God's concerns, and he will take care of them. We've warned you about this before. God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
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.
