Job 15:24Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
The setting
Ancient Uz (possibly Jordan/Syria), ~2000 BC. Job sits in ashes, covered in boils, as his friend Eliphaz delivers harsh words about the wicked...
The emotion here: frustrated and convinced of his own wisdom
The original word
tsar (צַר) — narrow place, being squeezed from all sides, claustrophobic pressure
Why it matters
This is part of the longest speech in Job - Eliphaz speaks for 3 chapters straight
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 15:24
Eliphaz is describing the wicked, but Job hears it as describing himself
Common misconceptionPeople think this is describing Job's actual situation, but it's Eliphaz wrongly lecturing about how the wicked suffer - making Job feel worse.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Job 15:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 15:24 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, overwhelming force. Notable phrases: distress and anguish; king ready to battle. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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