Job 4:14

14 a shiver of horror came over me; it made all my bones tremble.

Job 4:14 Meaning and Commentary

Job 4:14

Fear came upon me, and trembling
Not only a dread of mind, but trembling of body; which was often the case even with good men, whenever there was any unusual appearance of God unto them by a voice, or by any representation, or by an angel; as with Abraham in the vision of the pieces, and with Moses on Mount Sinai, and with Daniel in some of his visions, and with Zechariah, when an angel appeared and brought him the tidings of a son to be born to him; which arises from the frailty and weakness of human nature, a consciousness of guilt, a sense of the awful majesty of God, and an uneasy apprehension of what may be the consequences of it:

which made all my bones to shake;
not only there was inward fear and outward tremor of body, but to such a degree, that not one joint in him was still; all the members of his body shook, and every bone was as if it was loosed, which are the more firm and solid parts, as is common many considerable tremor.

Job 4:14 In-Context

12 "For a word was stealthily brought to me, my ear caught only a whisper of it.
13 In passing thoughts flashing through visions at night, when sleep lies heavy on people,
14 a shiver of horror came over me; it made all my bones tremble.
15 Then a spirit passed in front of my face; the hair of my flesh stood on end.
16 It stood still, but I couldn't make out its appearance; yet the form stayed there before my eyes. Then I heard a subdued voice:
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