Job 3:25

For the fear which I feared hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

In Context

24Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:

26Have I not dissembled ? have I not kept silence ? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me.

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Cross References

Job 30:15I am brought to nothing: as a wind thou hast taken away my desire: and my prosperity hath passed away like a cloud.

Matthew Henry on Job 3:21-26

20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; 21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.… Read the whole commentary →

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