Job 9:34 NIV: someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.

Job 9:34

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New International Version (© 2011)
someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.

King James Bible
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

American Standard Version
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

Young's Literal Translation
He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,

Job 9:34 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Let him take his rod away - In the Masoretic Bibles, the word שבטו shibto, his rod, is written with a large ט teth, as above; and as the letter in numerals stands for 9, the Masora says the word was thus written to show the nine calamities under which Job had suffered, and which he wished God to remove. As שבט shebet signifies, not only rod, but also scepter or the ensign of royalty, Job might here refer to God sitting in his majesty upon the judgment-seat; and this sight so appalled him, that, filled with terror, he was unable to speak. When a sinful soul sees God in his majesty, terror seizes upon it, and prayer is impossible. We have a beautiful illustration of this, Isaiah 6:1-5 : "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Then said I, Wo is me, for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Job 13:11,20-22 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall on you...

Job 23:15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

Job 31:23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Job 33:7 Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy on you.

Job 37:1 At this also my heart trembles, and is moved out of his place.

Psalm 39:10 Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.

Psalm 90:11 Who knows the power of your anger? even according to your fear, so is your wrath.

but it is not so with me. Heb. but I am not so with myself

Job 29:2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

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