Job 3:25
For the thing which I did fear is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of hath overtaken me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24For my sighing cometh instead of my food, and my roarings are poured out like water.
26I was not at ease, neither was I quiet, neither had I rest; but trouble came.
Cross References
Job 30:15Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as 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 →