Job 4:5
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art confounded!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
In Context
4Thy words have upheld him that was falling, And thou hast given strength to feeble knees.
6Is not thy fear of God thy hope, And the uprightness of thy ways thy confidence?
Cross References
Job 1:11But only put forth thy hand, and touch whatever he possesseth, and to thy face will he renounce thee.
Job 3:25For that which I dread overtaketh me; That at which I shudder cometh upon me.
Job 19:21Have pity upon me, O ye my friends! have pity upon me; For the hand of God hath smitten me!
Proverbs 24:10If thy spirit faint in the day of adversity, Faint will be thy strength.
2 Corinthians 4:16For which cause we are not faint-hearted; but though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Hebrews 12:5and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons: “My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him;
Matthew Henry on Job 4:2-7
The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the… Read the whole commentary →