Job 21:6
When I think of it, I am confounded; Trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
In Context
5Look upon me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth!
7Why is it that the wicked live, Grow old, yea, become mighty in substance?
Cross References
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted; I think of him, and my spirit is overwhelmed.
Psalms 119:120My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Lamentations 3:20Yea, thou wilt remember them, for my soul sinketh within me!
Matthew Henry on Job 21:2-7
The Reply of Job to Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he… Read the whole commentary →