Job 30:15

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 30:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
Job 30:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Terrors are turned upon me, etc.] Not the terrors of a guilty conscience, for Job had a clear one, and held fast his integrity; nor the terrors of a cursing and condemning law, for he knew he was justified by his living Redeemer, and his sins forgiven for his sake; nor the terrors of death, for that he had made familiar to him, and greatly desired it; nor the terrors of a future judgment, for there was nothing he was more solicitous for than to appear before the judgment seat of God, and take his trial there; but the afflictions that were upon him from the hand of God that was turned on him, who now hid his face from him, and withheld the influences of his grace and layout, and appeared as…”
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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
“they--terrors. soul--rather, "my dignity" [UMBREIT]. welfare--prosperity. cloud-- (Job 7:9; Isa 44:22).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Terrors are turned upon me - As if they were all turned upon him, or made to converge toward him. Everything suited to produce terror seemed to have a direction given it toward him. Umbreit, and some others, however, suppose that God is here referred to, and that the meaning is,” God is turned against me terrors drive as a storm against me.” The Hebrew will bear either construction; but it is more emphatic and impressive to suppose it means that everything adapted to produce terror seemed to be turned against him. They pursue my soul as the wind - Margin, my principal one. The word “they” here, refers to the terrors. In the original text, the word תרדף tirâdaph agrees with בלהה ballâhâh,…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Terrors - If he endeavoured to shake them off, they turned furiously upon him: if he endeavoured to out run them, they pursued his soul, as swiftly and violently as the wind. Job 30:20”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“30:15 terror: See also 6:4; 7:14; cp. Ps 88:15.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Terrors: Job 6:4, Job 7:14, Job 9:27, Job 9:28, Job 10:16; Psa 88:15 soul: Heb. principal one as a cloud: Isa 44:22; Hos 6:4, Hos 13:3 Job 30:16”
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