Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

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 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 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas!
That is why my words are rash.
4 Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass
or an ox low over its fodder?

Cross References

Psalm 38:2

For Your arrows have sunk into me,
and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Job 30:15

Terrors are turned loose against me;
they chase my dignity away like the wind,
and my prosperity has passed by like a cloud.

Psalm 88:15-16

From my youth,
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

Deuteronomy 32:23-24

“I will pile disasters on them;
I will use up My arrows against them.

Deuteronomy 32:42

I will make My arrows drunk with blood
while My sword devours flesh—
the blood of the slain and the captives,
the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Job 9:17

He batters me with a whirlwind
and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Job 16:12-14

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;

Job 21:20

Let his own eyes see his demise;
let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!

Job 31:23

For disaster from God terrifies me,
and because of His majesty I could not do these things.

Psalm 7:13

He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.

Psalm 18:14

He shot His arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

Psalm 21:12

Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.

Psalm 45:5

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.

Psalm 143:7

Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.

Proverbs 18:14

A man’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?

Lamentations 3:12-13

He strung His bow
and set me as the target for His arrow.

Mark 14:33-34

He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.

Mark 15:34

And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni? which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well.

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