Job 23:15-16

New English Translation

¹⁵That is why I am terrified in his presence;
when I consider, I am afraid because of him.
¹⁶Indeed, God has made my heart faint;^[a]
the Almighty has terrified me.

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Job 23:16 tn The verb הֵרַךְ (herakh) means “to be tender”; in the Piel it would have the meaning “to soften.” The word is used in parallel constructions with the verbs for “fear.” The implication is that God has made Job fearful.

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