21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
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Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? …
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-22)Job here takes fresh hold, fast hold, of his integrity, as one that was resolved not to let it go, nor suffer it to be wrested from him. His firmness in this matter is commendable and his warmth excusable. I. He entreats his friends and all the company to let him alone, and not interrupt him in what he was about to say (Job 13:13), but diligently to hearken to it, Job 13:17. He would have his own…
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