12 “Now a word (A)was brought to me secretly,
And my ear received a (B)whisper of it.
13 Amid disquieting (C)thoughts from visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
14 Dread came upon me, and trembling,
And made [a]all my bones shake.
15 Then a [b]spirit passed by my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 Something was standing still, but I could not recognize its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:14 Lit the multitude of
  2. Job 4:15 Or wind passed over

12 “This truth was given to me in secret,
    as though whispered in my ear.
13 It came to me in a disturbing vision at night,
    when people are in a deep sleep.
14 Fear gripped me,
    and my bones trembled.
15 A spirit[a] swept past my face,
    and my hair stood on end.[b]
16 The spirit stopped, but I couldn’t see its shape.
    There was a form before my eyes.
In the silence I heard a voice say,

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Footnotes

  1. 4:15a Or wind; also in 4:16.
  2. 4:15b Or its wind sent shivers up my spine.