Job 21:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 21:6

4 “As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?

5 Look at me and be astonished;
^aPut your hand over your mouth.

6 Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.

7 ^aWhy do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?

8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.

9 Their houses are safe from fear,
^aNeither is¹ the rod of God upon them.

Verse Comparison: Job 21:6

American Standard Version
Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.

Amplified® Bible
Even when I remember, I am troubled {and} afraid; horror {and} trembling take hold of my flesh.

Contemporary English Version
and the very thought of myself fills me with disgust.

Darby English Version
Even when I think [thereon], I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh.

Good News Bible
When I think of what has happened to me, I am stunned, and I tremble and shake.

King James Version
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

New American Standard Bible
"Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh.

New International Version
When I think about this, I am terrified;
trembling seizes my body.

New King James Version
Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Even when I remember, I feel disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh.

Revised Standard Version
When I think of it I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

New English Translation
For, when I think¹ about this, I am terrified² and my body feels a shudder.³