Job 3:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.”
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“For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 3:25 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
- Job 30:15Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
- Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
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