Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels.
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely Jordan/Saudi Arabia border), ~2000 BC. Bildad speaks harshly to his suffering friend Job...
The emotion here: frustrated anger disguised as wisdom
The original word
ballahah (בַּלָּהָה) — sudden terrors that cause trembling and panic
Why it matters
This is the second of three friends' speeches, each getting crueler
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 18:11
Bildad is describing the wicked's fate while Job sits in ashes, covered in boils
Common misconceptionPeople think this describes what happens to evil people, but it's actually a friend being cruel to someone who's suffering innocently.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Job 18:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 18:11 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Bildad. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, judgment. Notable phrases: terrors make him afraid; chase him at his heels. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“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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