Job 4:14

14 horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.

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 But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent from him?
13 But terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,
14 horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.
15 And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.
16 I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there, was no form before my eyes: but I only heard a breath and a voice, ,

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