“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.”
Job reflects that what he feared has come upon him and what he dreaded has overtaken him, suggesting either that he had feared this suffering or that his very being seems somehow to generate catastrophe. The internalization of suffering as the fulfillment of anticipated dread reveals the existential quality of his affliction: it is not merely external but has become the deep reality of his nature. This reflection invites the question of whether his suffering is somehow connected to his own deeper nature or fears.
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