King James Version

Job 3:25

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…פַ֣חַדfachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.פָּ֭חַדְתִּיpachadtibe afraidפָּחַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be afraid”, a completed actionH6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in generalbe afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִיvayeetayeniand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and come”, the next action in the storyH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.וַאֲשֶׁ֥רvaasherand becauseאֲשֶׁרconjunction, particle, relative — “and because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּיyagoretifearיָגֹרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “fear”, a completed actionH3025to fearbe afraid, fear.יָ֣בֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the thing which I did fear is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of hath overtaken me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.

World English Bible

For the thing which I fear comes on me, that which I am afraid of comes to me.

Darby Translation

For I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.

Douay-Rheims

For the fear which I feared hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the thing which I did fear is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of hath overtaken me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φόβος γὰρ ὃν ἐφρόντισα ἦλθέ μοι, καὶ ὃν ἐδεδοίκειν, συνήντησέν μοι.