Job 13:11

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 13:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
Job 13:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Shall not his excellency make you afraid, etc.] To commit sin, any sin, and particularly that just mentioned, which they might expect to be reproved for; there is an excellency in the name of God, which is fearful and dreadful, and in the nature and perfections of God, his power, justice, and holiness, in which he is glorious and tremendous, and should deter men from sinning against him; and there is an excellency in his works of nature and providence, which are wondrous, and show him to be near at hand, and can at once, if he pleases, take vengeance for sin: or “shall not his height” f544, etc. his sublimity, his superiority to all beings; he is the most high God, higher than the highest…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“make you afraid?--namely, of employing sophisms in His name (Jer 10:7, Jer 10:10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Shall not his excellency - His exaltation שׂאת śe'êth from נשׂא nâśâ' to exalt, to lift up), or his majesty, Genesis 49:3. Make you afraid - Fill you with awe and reverence. Shall it not restrain you from fallacy, from sophisms, and from all presumptuous and unfounded reasoning? The sense here is, that a sense of the greatness and majesty of God should fill the mind with solemnity and reverence, and make us serious and sincere; should repress all declamation and mere assertion, and should lead us to adduce only those considerations which will bear the test of the final trial. The general proposition, however, is not less clear, that a sense of the majesty and glory of God should at all…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Shall: Psa 119:120; Jer 5:22, Jer 10:10; Mat 10:28; Rev 15:3, Rev 15:4 his dread: Job 13:21; Exo 15:16; Isa 8:13 Job 13:12”
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