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Fear came on me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
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The Body's Response to God
Commentators emphasize that Eliphaz's fear was intensely physical, causing his very bones to shake. John Gill notes this is a common biblical pattern, seen in figures like Moses and Daniel when they encountered God's presence. This physical trembling underscores the overwhelming nature of divine majesty and the frailty of human nature in comparison.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fear came upon me - Margin, “Met me.” The Chaldee Paraphrase renders this, “a tempest,” זיקא. The Septuagint, φρίκη fr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Fear came upon me, and trembling Not only a dread of mind, but trembling of body; which was often the case even with…
Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts and are still (Psalms 4:4), that is a time for the Holy Spirit to c…
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13th Century
Catholic
Because Eliphaz believed that adversities in this life only happen to someone because of sin, he sought to accuse Job and his family of being subje…
