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They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Trouble and anguish make him afraid; They overpower him, like a king ready for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Distress and anguish terrify him; They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Distress and anxiety terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trouble and distress terrify him, overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Trouble and distress terrify him, overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are overcome with despair, like frightened soldiers facing a fearsome king in battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Distress and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The day of darkness troubles him. Distress and anguish terrify him like a king ready for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Distress and pressure terrify him; they overwhelm him, like a king poised for attack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him like a king ready to launch an attack, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Adversity and distress terrify him, "" They prevail over him as a king ready for a boaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Straitness and distress shall terrify him; they shall overpower him as a king ready for war.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Tribulation will terrify him, and anguish will prevail over him, like a king who is being prepared to go to battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A day of darkness fills him with dread; distress and anguish overpower him, like a king expecting an attack. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />distress and anguish terrify them; they prevail against them, like a king prepared for battle.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Trouble and anguish shall overtake him, like a king ready for the battle,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Suffering will terrify him and adversity will overtake him as a King who is prepared for battle<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Distress and anguish overwhelm him; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: he shall fall as a captain in the first rank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2381" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣar (Adj-ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">Distress</a> <a href="/hebrew/4691.htm" title="4691: ū·mə·ṣū·qāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Straits, stress. Or mtsuqah; feminine of matsuwq; narrowness, i.e. trouble.">and anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/1204.htm" title="1204: yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To fall upon, startle, terrify. A primitive root; to fear.">terrify him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8630.htm" title="8630: tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To prevail over, overpower. A primitive root; to overpower.">overwhelming him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: kə·me·leḵ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">like a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6264.htm" title="6264: ‘ā·ṯîḏ (Adj-ms) -- Ready, prepared. From athad; prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasure.">poised</a> <a href="/hebrew/3593.htm" title="3593: lak·kî·ḏō·wr (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Onset. Of uncertain derivation; perhaps tumult.">to attack.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></span><br />How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a></span><br />Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a></span><br />Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-4</a></span><br />Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. / My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Isaiah 30:6</a></span><br />This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a></span><br />We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Jeremiah 30:5-6</a></span><br />Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace. / Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Ezekiel 7:17-18</a></span><br />Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. / They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Ezekiel 21:7</a></span><br />And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Nahum 2:10</a></span><br />She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-8.htm">Matthew 24:8</a></span><br />All these are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a></span><br />We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.</p><p class="hdg">anguish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2-4</a></b></br> Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-143.htm">Psalm 119:143</a></b></br> Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: <i>yet</i> thy commandments <i>are</i> my delights.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Proverbs 1:27</a></b></br> When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.</p><p class="hdg">as a king</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-11.htm">Proverbs 6:11</a></b></br> So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Proverbs 24:34</a></b></br> So shall thy poverty come <i>as</i> one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/job/5-20.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/james/2-20.htm">Boaster</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/job/8-7.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/job/15-20.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Poised</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Terrify</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-15.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/job/19-3.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/job/38-23.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/james/2-20.htm">Boaster</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/job/20-2.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Overpower</a> <a href="/job/18-11.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/37-16.htm">Poised</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/18-9.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Terrify</a> <a href="/job/22-10.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Distress and anguish terrify him</b><br>This phrase reflects the intense emotional and psychological turmoil experienced by the individual. In the context of Job, it speaks to the overwhelming suffering and fear that can accompany divine judgment or personal calamity. The terms "distress" and "anguish" are often used in the Old Testament to describe the consequences of sin or the experience of God's wrath (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65-67</a>). The fear and terror are not just physical but deeply spiritual, indicating a separation from peace and security. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate distress faced by those who reject God, as described in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a>).<p><b>overwhelming him like a king poised to attack</b><br>The imagery of a king ready to attack conveys the idea of an unstoppable force. In ancient Near Eastern culture, kings were often seen as the ultimate authority and power, leading armies into battle with strategic precision. This metaphor suggests that the distress and anguish are not random but are as organized and inevitable as a military campaign. The use of a king in this imagery can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as a conquering king in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>. However, unlike the distressing force in Job, Christ's reign brings justice and peace. The overwhelming nature of the attack highlights the totality of the experience, leaving no room for escape or relief, much like the comprehensive nature of God's judgment or the pervasive impact of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him but ends up accusing him of wrongdoing. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, known for his suffering and endurance. He is the one being addressed by Eliphaz.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A place associated with wisdom, often linked to the region of Edom. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, suggesting he is a man of wisdom and understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/distress_and_anguish.htm">Distress and Anguish</a></b><br>These are personified in this verse as forces that terrify and overwhelm, symbolizing the intense emotional and spiritual turmoil faced by the wicked, according to Eliphaz.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_poised_to_attack.htm">King Poised to Attack</a></b><br>This imagery is used to describe the sudden and overwhelming nature of the distress that comes upon the wicked, as perceived by Eliphaz.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misplaced_accusations.htm">Understanding Misplaced Accusations</a></b><br>Eliphaz wrongly assumes Job's suffering is due to his sin. We must be cautious not to judge others' suffering without understanding their situation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_distress.htm">The Reality of Distress</a></b><br>Distress and anguish are real and can feel overwhelming. Recognizing this can help us empathize with others in their suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>While Eliphaz attributes suffering to personal sin, the broader account of Job shows that God is sovereign and has purposes beyond human understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassionate_support.htm">The Importance of Compassionate Support</a></b><br>Eliphaz's approach lacks compassion. We should strive to support others with empathy and understanding, rather than judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_spiritual_battles.htm">Preparation for Spiritual Battles</a></b><br>Just as a king prepares for battle, we should prepare spiritually for times of distress by grounding ourselves in faith and scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_teachings_on_affliction.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on affliction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_job_15_20-24's_torment.htm">In Job 15:20-24, where is the historical or archaeological basis for the notion that the wicked perpetually face this kind of torment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_40_12_hyperbole_or_historical.htm">Does historical evidence show David or any Israelite king facing countless troubles as in Psalm 40:12, or is this hyperbole affecting historical accuracy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_new_man_in_the_story.htm">What are the torments of Sheol?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">As a king ready to the battle.</span>--Or, They prevail against him like a king: he is destined to be like a ball (comp. <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm" title="He will surely violently turn and toss you like a ball into a large country: there shall you die, and there the chariots of your glory shall be the shame of your lord's house.">Isaiah 22:18</a>), the tennis-ball of calamity.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle</span>. Eliphaz seems covertly to allude to Job's misfortunes, which came against him with such force, and crushed him as a mighty king crushes his foes in battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Distress</span><br /><span class="heb">צַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and anguish</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְצוּקָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ṣū·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4691.htm">Strong's 4691: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrowness, trouble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">terrify him,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1204.htm">Strong's 1204: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall upon, startle, terrify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overwhelming him</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·qə·p̄ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8630.htm">Strong's 8630: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prevail over, overpower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a king</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kə·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poised</span><br /><span class="heb">עָתִ֬יד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṯîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6264.htm">Strong's 6264: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prepared, skilful, treasure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to attack.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַכִּידֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lak·kî·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3593.htm">Strong's 3593: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tumult</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:24 Distress and anguish make him afraid (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>