Job 31:23
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
שְׂאֵת
sᵉʼêth
an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Key Terms in This Verse
שְׂאֵת sᵉʼêth
an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
Study H7613 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
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