“Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.”
"Terrors frighten him on every side, and drive him to his feet." Fear surrounds the wicked person, attacking from all sides. He is constantly fleeing, unable to find safety. The verse suggests that the primary torture of the wicked is psychological—perpetual fear drives all actions.
Church Fathers on Job 18:11
In a former part of this work we have handled the point, that Almighty God, in order to amend the hearts of those under the law, brought forward the life of blessed Job for a testimony, who knew not the law and yet kept it, who observed the precepts of life, which he had not received in writing. This man’s conduct is first extolled by God’s bearing witness to it, and is afterwards suffered to be put to the proof by the devil’s plotting against it, that he might prove by the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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