Genesis 28:17
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New International Version (©1984)
He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."

New Living Translation (©2007)
But he was also afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Filled with awe, he said, "How awe-inspiring this place is! Certainly, this is the house of God and the gateway to heaven!"

King James Bible
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

American King James Version
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

American Standard Version
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Bible in Basic English
And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven.

Darby Bible Translation
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

English Revised Version
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

World English Bible
He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."

Young's Literal Translation
and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'

Geneva Study Bible

And he was {f} afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

(f) He was touched with a godly fear and reverence.

Wesley's Notes

28:17 He was afraid - So far was he from being puffed up. The more we see of God, the more cause we see for holy trembling and blushing before him. Those whom God is pleased to manifest himself to, are laid and kept very low in their own eyes, and see cause to fear even the Lord and his goodness, Hos 3:5. And said, How dreadful is this place! - That is, the appearance of God in this place is to be thought of, but with a holy awe and reverence; I shall have a respect for this place, and remember it by this token as long as I live. Not that he thought the place itself any nearer the divine visions than any other places; but what he saw there at this time was, as it were, the house of God, the residence of the Divine Majesty, and the gate of heaven, that is, the general rendezvous of the inhabitants of the upper world; as the meetings of a city were in their gates; or, the angels ascending and descending were like travellers passing and repassing through the gates of a city.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

28:16-19 God manifested himself and his favour, to Jacob, when he was asleep. The Spirit, like the wind, blows when and where it listeth, and God's grace, like the dew, tarrieth not for the sons of men. Jacob sought to improve the visit God had made him. Wherever we are, in the city or in the desert, in the house or in the field, in the shop or in the street, we may keep up our intercourse with Heaven, if it is not our own fault. But the more we see of God, the more cause we see for holy trembling before him.


Psalm 68:35 O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! (NASB ©1995)

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And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

he was. Ex 3:6 Jud 13:22 Mt 17:6 Lu 2:9 8:35 Re 1:17

the house. 22 35:1-13 2Ch 5:14 Ec 5:1 1Ti 3:15 Heb 10:21 1Pe 4:17

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