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Job 31:23

23  For I was xin terror of calamity from God,

and I could not have faced his xmajesty.

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Job 31:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 For I dreaded destruction from God,

and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

Job 31:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 For destruction from God was a terror to me,

And by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Job 31:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 That would be better than facing God’s judgment.

For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?

Job 31:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 For destruction from God is a terror to me,

And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.

Job 31:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 I fear destruction from God,

and I fear his majesty, so I could not do such things.

Job 31:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 For calamity from God is a terror to me,

And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

Job 31:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 For calamity from •God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.

Job 31:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 “A disaster from God terrifies me. 

In the presence of his majesty I can do nothing. 

Job 31:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 For disaster from God terrifies me,

and because of His majesty I could not do these things.

Job 31:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 For I was in terror of calamity from God,

and I could not have faced his majesty.

Job 31:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 Indeed, the disaster from God was a dread for me,

and I was powerless because of his majesty.

Job 31:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 I was afraid God would destroy me.

His glory terrifies me.

So I’d never do things like that.

Job 31:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 “For calamity from God is a terror to me,

And because of His majesty I can do nothing.


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