23For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.


In Context

20 If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,

21 If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in him the gate of my court,

22 My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

23 For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

24 If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'

25 If I rejoice because great is my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

Job 31:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I could do nothing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because his majesty, I can do nothing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.