Job 9:34
Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
BSB
ASV
Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
KJV
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Let Him take away His rod from Me, and let not His fear terrify me. MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION For in the Law God held the rod, in that He said, 'If any man do this or that, let him die the death.' But in His Incarnation He removed the rod, in that He shewed the paths of life by mild means. Whence it is said to Him by the Psalmist, Set forward, go forth prosperously and rejoice, because of truth, and meekness, and righteousness.
Fear - The fear and dread of his majesty and justice. Let him not deal with me according to his perfect justice, but according to his grace and clemency.
Let him take his rod away - In the Masoretic Bibles, the word שבטו shibto, his rod, is written with a large ט teth, as above; and as the letter in numerals stands for 9, the Masora says the word was thus written to show the nine calamities under which Job had suffered, and which he wished God to remove.
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Psalms 39:10Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
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Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
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For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
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Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
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Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
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My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
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I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
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Job 13:11Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
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For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
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and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have…
