# General Information:

The writer uses parallelism in these verses, conveying a single idea using different statements to emphasize Eliphaz's fear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# fear and trembling came upon me

Here fear and trembling are spoken of as if they were objects that could come to a person. Alternate translation: "I began to be afraid and to tremble" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])