Job 9:34
"Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Let him take his rod away from me,.... Not his government over him, of which the rod or sceptre is an ensign, Job did not want to be freed from that; but, his rod of affliction, or

stroke, as the Targum, the stroke of his hand, which, though a fatherly chastisement, lay heavy upon him, and depressed his spirits; so that he could not, while it was on him, reason so freely about things as he thought he could if it was removed, and for which he here prays: and let not his fear terrify me; not the fear of him as a father, which is not terrifying, but the fear of him as a judge; the terror of his majesty, the dread of his wrath and vengeance, the fearful apprehensions he had of him as a God of strict justice; that would by no means clear the guilty, yea, would not hold him innocent, though he was with respect to the charge of his friends; being now without those views of him as a God gracious and merciful; to these words Elihu seeks to have respect, Job 33:6 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H5493 סוּר
Definition:

12) {soor}; a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative) -- be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluc 12) {soor}; a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative) -- be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluc

Possible Meanings:
  • turn aside (semantic_range)
  • turn aside (semantic_range)
  • be removed (semantic_range)
  • come to an end (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H7626 שֵׁבֶט
Definition:

17(feminineEzek 21:15,18but corrupt):1rod, staff, club, sceptre.2tribe; —׳שׁabsoluteGenesis 49:10+, construct1 Samuel 10:20+;שָׁ֑טֶDeuteronomy 1:23+; sfשִׁבְטוֺJudges 21:24+, etc.; pluralשְׁבָטִים1 Ki 17(feminineEzek 21:15,18but corrupt):1rod, staff, club, sceptre.2tribe; —׳שׁabsoluteGenesis 49:10+, construct1 Samuel 10:20+;שָׁ֑טֶDeuteronomy 1:23+; sfשִׁבְטוֺJudges 21:24+, etc.; pluralשְׁבָטִים1 Ki

H0367 אֵימָה
Definition:

12+;אֵימָ֫תָהExodus 15:16(compare Ges§ 90, 2 R. b); constructאֵימַתProverbs 20:2; suffixאֵימָתִיExodus 23:27;אֵמָתִיJob 33:7, etc.; pluralאֵימִיםJeremiah 50:38;אֵמִיםJob 20:25;אֵימוֺתPsalm 55:5; suffi 12+;אֵימָ֫תָהExodus 15:16(compare Ges§ 90, 2 R. b); constructאֵימַתProverbs 20:2; suffixאֵימָתִיExodus 23:27;אֵמָתִיJob 33:7, etc.; pluralאֵימִיםJeremiah 50:38;אֵמִיםJob 20:25;אֵימוֺתPsalm 55:5; suffi

Possible Meanings:
  • terror (semantic_range)
  • dread (semantic_range)
H0408 אַל
Definition:

a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o a.(a) with a verb, which is then always an imperfect (never an imperative), by preference in the cohortative or jussive mood, where this is in use, and may be of any person or number;Genesis 15:1and o

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H1204 בָּעַת
Definition:

30,נִבְעָ֑תEsther 7:6;נִבְעַתִּיDaniel 8:17; —be terrified, absoluteDaniel 8:17; withמפני1 Chronicles 21:30;Esther 7:6.Pi`el(mostly in poetry)Perfect3feminine singular suffixבִּעֲתָ֑תְנִיIsaiah 21:4,ו 30,נִבְעָ֑תEsther 7:6;נִבְעַתִּיDaniel 8:17; —be terrified, absoluteDaniel 8:17; withמפני1 Chronicles 21:30;Esther 7:6.Pi`el(mostly in poetry)Perfect3feminine singular suffixבִּעֲתָ֑תְנִיIsaiah 21:4,ו

Possible Meanings:
  • fall upon (semantic_range)
  • startle (semantic_range)
  • terrify (semantic_range)
  • fall upon (semantic_range)

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