Job 9:34

Modern

Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.

Traditional

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Literal

…tu turn away from me His rod, and not let His terror frighten me.

Latin

Auferat a me virgam suam, et pavor ejus non me terreat.

Hebrew

English

Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.

Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case.

It includes:

A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32).
The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20).
A "mediator" (9:33–34).
A question of accusation (9:12).
A legal sentence (9:22).
A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 39:10
Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
Job 33:7
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Job 13:11
Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
Job 31:23
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
Psalm 90:11
Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
Job 37:1
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
Job 23:15
Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Job 13:20–22
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
Job 29:2–25
“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,