Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
New American Standard Bible
And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
King James Version
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Holman Bible
the Almighty has terrified me.
International Standard Version
God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified!
A Conservative Version
For God has made my heart faint, and the Almighty has terrified me,
American Standard Version
For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;
Amplified
“For God has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty has terrified me,
Bible in Basic English
For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.
Darby Translation
For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;
Julia Smith Translation
God relaxed my heart, and the Almighty caused me to tremble.
King James 2000
For God makes my heart soft, and the Almighty troubles me:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Indeed, God has made my heart faint, and Shaddai has terrified me.
Modern King James verseion
For God makes my heart soft, and the Almighty troubles me;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For insomuch as he is God, he maketh my heart soft: and seeing that he is Almighty, he putteth me in fear.
New Heart English Bible
For God has made my heart faint. Shaddai has terrified me.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea, GOD, hath made timid my heart, and, the Almighty, hath put me in terror.
Webster
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
World English Bible
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
Youngs Literal Translation
And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 23:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Is Against Me
15 That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him. 16 Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. 17 Yet I have not been silent because of the darkness, because of the thick darkness that covered my face.
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Cross References
Job 27:2
"As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter --
Psalm 22:14
My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
Deuteronomy 20:3
"Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,
Ruth 1:20
But she replied to them, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara' because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.
Psalm 88:16
Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.
Isaiah 6:5
I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies."
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man's spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.
Jeremiah 51:46
Do not lose your courage or become afraid because of the reports that are heard in the land. For a report will come in one year. Another report will follow it in the next. There will be violence in the land with ruler fighting against ruler."
Joel 1:15
How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.