Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. New Living Translation The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment. English Standard Version Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me. Berean Standard Bible Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me. King James Bible Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: New King James Version Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. New American Standard Bible “Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not the dread of Him terrify me. NASB 1995 “Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. NASB 1977 “Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. Legacy Standard Bible Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. Amplified Bible “Let Him take His rod away from me, And let not the dread and fear of Him terrify me. Christian Standard Bible Let him take his rod away from me so his terror will no longer frighten me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let Him take His rod away from me so His terror will no longer frighten me. American Standard Version Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid: Contemporary English Version Can someone snatch away the stick God carries to frighten me? English Revised Version Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid: GOD'S WORD® Translation God should take his rod away from me, and he should not terrify me. Good News Translation Stop punishing me, God! Keep your terrors away! International Standard Version removing his rod from me, and not letting terror of him overwhelm me. Majority Standard Bible Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me. NET Bible who would take his rod away from me so that his terror would not make me afraid. New Heart English Bible Let him take his rod away from me. Let his terror not make me afraid; Webster's Bible Translation Let him take away his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me: World English Bible Let him take his rod away from me. Let his terror not make me afraid; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe turns aside His rod from off me, "" And His terror does not make me afraid, Young's Literal Translation He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid, Smith's Literal Translation He will take away his rod from me, and his truth shall not make me afraid. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me. Catholic Public Domain Version Let him take his staff away from me, and let not the fear of him terrify me. New American Bible and withdraw his rod from me, So that his terrors did not frighten me; New Revised Standard Version If he would take his rod away from me, and not let dread of him terrify me, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he would remove his rod from me, and his terror would not shake me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let Him take His rod away from me, And let not His terror make me afraid; Brenton Septuagint Translation Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both. 34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me. 35Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.… Cross References Psalm 39:10 Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand. Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Lamentations 3:33-34 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. / To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, Psalm 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah Psalm 38:2 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. Psalm 88:7 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah Psalm 89:32-33 I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. / But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. Psalm 90:7-9 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. / You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. / For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. Psalm 102:10 because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside. Isaiah 10:24-25 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did. / For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.” Isaiah 14:3 On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced, Isaiah 51:22 Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. Hebrews 12:5-6 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Treasury of Scripture Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: let not Job 13:11,20-22 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon 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. but it is not so with me. Job 29:2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; Jump to Previous Afraid Dread Fear Frighten God's Remove Rod Someone Terrify Terror TurnJump to Next Afraid Dread Fear Frighten God's Remove Rod Someone Terrify Terror TurnJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions Let Him remove His rod from me The phrase "Let Him remove His rod from me" speaks to Job's desire for relief from the suffering he perceives as divine discipline. The "rod" in biblical terms often symbolizes correction or punishment, akin to a shepherd's rod used to guide and discipline sheep. In Hebrew, the word for "rod" is "שֵׁבֶט" (shevet), which can also mean a scepter, indicating authority. Job is acknowledging God's sovereign power over his life, yet he pleads for the cessation of his trials. This reflects a deep understanding of God's authority and a yearning for mercy. Historically, the rod was a common symbol of authority and discipline in ancient Near Eastern cultures, reinforcing the idea that Job sees his suffering as a direct result of divine intervention. and let not His terror frighten me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let Him removeיָסֵ֣ר (yā·sêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside His rod שִׁבְט֑וֹ (šiḇ·ṭōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe from me, מֵעָלַ֣י (mê·‘ā·lay) Preposition-m | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against so that His terror וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ (wə·’ê·mā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 367: Fright, an idol will no אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not longer frighten me. תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ (tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1204: To fall upon, startle, terrify Links Job 9:34 NIVJob 9:34 NLT Job 9:34 ESV Job 9:34 NASB Job 9:34 KJV Job 9:34 BibleApps.com Job 9:34 Biblia Paralela Job 9:34 Chinese Bible Job 9:34 French Bible Job 9:34 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:34 Let him take his rod away (Jb) |