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Terrors are turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud.
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The Terror of God's Silence
Commentators clarify that Job's terrors were not from a guilty conscience or fear of damnation, as he maintained his integrity. Rather, they stemmed from his overwhelming afflictions and the painful sense that God, who once blessed him, had hidden His face and turned against him, creating a profound spiritual crisis.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Terrors are turned upon me - This means as if they were all turned upon him, or made to converge toward him. Everything suited to p…
19th Century
Anglican
They pursue — that is, “the terrors chase or pursue my honour:” that is, my soul; or it may be, “You (that is, God) chase…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Terrors are turned upon me Not the terrors of a guilty conscience, for Job had a clear one, and held fast his integr…
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Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin that, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join wit…
13th Century
Catholic
After listing the many prosperous things he had enjoyed in the past, Job now lists the adversities he was suffering. He begins by showing that, in …
