34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
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Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-35)Job here grows more and more querulous, and does not conclude this chapter with such reverent expressions of God’s wisdom and justice as he began with. Those that indulge a complaining humour know not to what indecencies, nay, to what impieties, it will hurry them. The beginning of that strife with God is as the letting forth of water; therefore leave it off before it be meddled with . When we are…
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