Parallel Verses

NET Bible

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me.

New American Standard Bible

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

King James Version

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Holman Bible

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.

International Standard Version

"The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit absorbs their poison; God's terrors have been arranged just for me!

A Conservative Version

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which my spirit drinks up. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

American Standard Version

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Amplified


Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
My spirit drinks their poison;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Bible in Basic English

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

Darby Translation

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God are arrayed against me.

Julia Smith Translation

For the arrows of the Almighty are with me, which their anger drank up my spirit: the terrors of God will be prepared for me.

King James 2000

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison thereof drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for the arrows of Shaddai [are] in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Modern King James verseion

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their fury is drinking my spirit; the terrors of God are set against me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the arrows of the almighty are in me, whose indignation hath drunk up my spirit, and the terrible fears of God fight against me.

New Heart English Bible

For the arrows of Shaddai are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

The Emphasized Bible

For, the arrows of the Almighty, are in me, The heat whereof, my spirit is drinking up, The, terrors of GOD, array themselves against me.

Webster

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

World English Bible

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

Youngs Literal Translation

For arrows of the Mighty are with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves for me!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the arrows
חץ 
Chets 
Usage: 53

of the Almighty
שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

עמּד 
`immad 
with me, by me, upon me, mine, against me
Usage: 24

me, the poison
חמא חמה 
Chemah 
Usage: 124

שׁתה 
Shathah 
Usage: 218

my spirit
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

the terrors
בּעוּתים 
Bi`uwthiym 
Usage: 2

of God
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz

3 But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me. 5 "Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder?


Cross References

Psalm 38:2

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

Job 30:15

Terrors are turned loose on me; they drive away my honor like the wind, and like a cloud my deliverance has passed away.

Psalm 88:15-16

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

Deuteronomy 32:23-24

I will increase their disasters, I will use up my arrows on them.

Deuteronomy 32:42

I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh -- the blood of the slaughtered and captured, the chief of the enemy's leaders!'"

Job 9:17

he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.

Job 16:12-14

I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

Job 21:20

Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.

Job 31:23

For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.

Psalm 7:13

He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

Psalm 18:14

He shot his arrows and scattered them, many lightning bolts and routed them.

Psalm 21:12

For you make them retreat when you shoot your arrows at them.

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet.

Psalm 143:7

Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

Proverbs 18:14

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Lamentations 3:12-13

He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

Mark 14:33-34

He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

Mark 15:34

Around three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

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