Job 13:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job asks whether the sheer majesty of God should not strike his friends with holy fear.
What Does Job 13:11 Mean?
Continuing his warning, Job appeals to God's overwhelming greatness. If they truly grasped His excellency, His exalted majesty, would not awe and dread rise up within them and silence their careless words?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and Job invokes it here. The friends spoke about God so confidently that they seemed to forget who He is. Real reverence trembles before the holiness it claims to defend. Yet the dread of God is not mere terror for those who love Him; it is the awe that keeps us honest, humble, and reverent. To stand before such majesty is to weigh every word, knowing we speak in the presence of the living God.
Job 13:11 in the Original Language
seeth (שְׂאֵת), 'excellency' -- exaltation, dignity, the rising up of God's majesty.
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What does Job 13:11 mean?
Job asks whether the sheer majesty of God should not strike his friends with holy fear.