Job 31:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

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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.

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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 13:11 : 11 Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Isa 13:6 : 6 Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
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.
2 Cor 5:11 : 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
Job 20:23 : 23 When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
Job 21:20 : 20 Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Job 40:9 : 9 Or hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Job 42:5-6 : 5 I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee: 6 Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes.
Ps 76:7 : 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Gen 39:9 : 9 he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Job 23:15-17
3 verses
80%
15Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
16For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
Job 31:22
79%
22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
Job 9:34-35
2 verses
78%
34Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
35Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.
Job 3:25-26
2 verses
76%
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.
Ps 55:4-5
2 verses
76%
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 31:24
76%
24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
Job 31:34
75%
34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—
Job 13:21
75%
21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.
Job 6:9-10
2 verses
75%
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 31:28-29
2 verses
74%
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Job 9:28
74%
28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
Job 4:14
74%
14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
Job 21:6
74%
6Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
Job 33:7
74%
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
Job 16:12
74%
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 37:1
73%
1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
Ps 39:10
73%
10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
Deut 32:27
73%
27Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.
Lam 3:11
73%
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
Isa 21:4
72%
4My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.
Job 31:12
72%
12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.
Job 13:14-15
2 verses
72%
14Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?
15Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
Job 19:9-10
2 verses
72%
9He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
Prov 1:27
72%
27When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
Job 6:13
72%
13Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?
Job 6:4
72%
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.
Job 23:6-7
2 verses
72%
6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Job 41:9-10
2 verses
72%
9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
Ps 31:22
71%
22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.
Job 15:24
71%
24Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Hab 3:16
71%
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.
Ps 73:16
71%
16When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
Ps 88:16
71%
16Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
Lam 3:18
71%
18And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.
Job 10:20
71%
20Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Job 41:25
71%
25When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.
Job 30:15
71%
15Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
Lam 1:13
71%
13From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Ps 31:11
71%
11Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.