The Meaning of Job 23:15 Explained

Job 23:15

KJV: Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

YLT: Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.

Darby: Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.

ASV: Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 23:15 mean?

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What is the context of Job 23:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

What does Job 23:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 23:1-17 - "he Knoweth The Way That I Take"

This chapter is threaded by a sublime faith. Job admitted that his complaint seemed rebellious, but God's hand had been heavy on him. From the misunderstandings of his friends, he longs for the calm, holy presence of God Himself.

It seemed as if nothing would content the sufferer but a personal audience with the Almighty. He felt that he could plead his cause there without fear. He was sure that his Almighty Judge would not contend against him with His great power, but would listen to him. Yet it seemed impossible to find Him. Job did not realize that he was already in God's audience-room. We are made nigh through Jesus Christ. God hides Himself, because mortal eyes could not bear the burning glory of His presence. But though we fail to see Him, we are never for a moment out of His view. He knows the way that we take. Speak to Him, weary, suffering soul; the Lord is at hand!

It was not a mere self-righteous boast that the sufferer made in Job 23:7; Job 23:11-12. David also used similar words of himself, Psalms 18:20-23. We are always sinners, needing the precious blood; but we may be very thankful if we have been kept from "the great transgression." Yet the perfect man is still troubled in the divine presence, and his heart becomes faint, Job 23:15-16, unless he can claim something more than creature or natural goodness. "On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 23

¹ Job longs to appear before God
⁶ in confidence of his mercy
⁸ God, who is invisible, observes our ways
¹¹ Job's innocence
¹³ God's decree is immutable

What do the individual words in Job 23:15 mean?

Therefore at at His presence I am terrified when I consider [this] and I am afraid of Him

עַל־ כֵּ֭ן מִפָּנָ֣יו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְאֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽנּוּ

כֵּ֭ן	at
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
מִפָּנָ֣יו	at His presence
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
אֶבָּהֵ֑ל	I am terrified
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: בָּהַל Sense: to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous.
אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן	when I consider [this]
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
וְאֶפְחַ֥ד	and I am afraid
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, first person common singular Root: פָּחַד Sense: to fear, tremble, revere, dread, be in awe or dread.
מִמֶּֽנּוּ	of Him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.

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