Job 31:23
“For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure.”
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Job 31:23 Context
21If I haue lift vp my hand against the fatherlesse, when I saw my helpe in the gate: 22Then let mine arme fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine arme be broken from the bone. 23For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure. 24If I haue made golde my hope, or haue said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence: 25If I reioyced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much:
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For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
- King James Version
"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
- New American Standard Version (1995)