Job 23:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 27:2 : 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:
Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
Deut 20:3 : 3 and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;
Ruth 1:20 : 20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Ps 88:16 : 16 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
Isa 6:5 : 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
Isa 57:16 : 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
Jer 51:46 : 46 And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the tidings that shall be heard in the land; for tidings shall come one year, and after that in another year shall come tidings, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 23:14-15
2 verses
84%
14For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.
15Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
Job 31:23
78%
23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
Job 23:17
77%
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
Isa 21:4
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4My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.
Ps 55:4-5
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77%
4My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Job 37:1
77%
1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
Ps 143:4
75%
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Job 4:14-15
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75%
14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
15Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
Job 21:6
75%
6Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
Job 3:25-26
2 verses
74%
25For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.
26I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.
Job 15:24
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24Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Job 16:7
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7But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.
Job 6:4
74%
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Ps 73:21
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21For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
Job 16:11-12
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73%
11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
12I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.
Job 7:14
73%
14Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:
Job 9:34
73%
34Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
Lam 3:11
73%
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
Jer 8:18
73%
18Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.
Job 30:15-16
2 verses
72%
15Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
16And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
Job 27:2
72%
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:
Ps 77:3-4
2 verses
72%
3I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. {H5542}
4Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Job 13:21
72%
21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
Job 6:9-10
2 verses
72%
9Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Job 23:6
72%
6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
Ps 38:8
72%
8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Job 6:13
72%
13Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?
Job 19:21
72%
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Job 9:28
72%
28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
Lam 1:20
72%
20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
Hab 3:16
72%
16I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.
Job 33:7
71%
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
Job 9:18
71%
18He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
Isa 38:15
71%
15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Job 16:15-16
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71%
15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.
16My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Ps 102:23
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23He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
Job 21:4
71%
4As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
Job 19:8
71%
8He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
Ps 25:17
71%
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.
Lam 3:9
71%
9He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.
Job 30:27
71%
27My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.