Job 9:34
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 Version
He 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 Bible
Let 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 Bible
Let 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 1917
Let 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:

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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;

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Job 9
1. Job acknowledges God's justice
22. 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
The phrase "and let not His terror frighten me" reveals Job's profound fear of God's overwhelming power. The Hebrew word for "terror" is "אֵימָה" (eimah), which conveys a sense of dread or awe-inspiring fear. Job is expressing a desire for peace and reassurance in the face of what he perceives as God's formidable presence. This reflects the biblical theme of the fear of the Lord, which is often seen as the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). However, Job's plea is for a relationship with God that is not dominated by fear but by understanding and compassion. In the broader scriptural context, this plea can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament revelation of God's love and grace through Jesus Christ, which offers believers a relationship with God that is characterized by love rather than fear (1 John 4:18).

Verse 34. - Let him take his rod away from me; rather, who would remove his rod from me. Job means that it would be a part of the duty of the "daysman" to see that God's rod was removed from him before he was called upon to plead, so that he might not labour under so erect a disadvantage as his sufferings would place him under. And let not his fear terrify me; or, and would not suffer his fear to terrify me; i.e. would not allow Job to be placed under the disadvantage, either of pain or of fear, either of actual or prospective suffering.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Let Him remove
יָסֵ֣ר (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


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