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12 “And a word came stealing to me,
and my ear received the whisper from it.
13 Amid troubling thoughts from night visions,
at the falling of deep sleep on men,
14 dread met me, and trembling,
and it made many of my bones shake.
15 And a spirit glided before my face;
the hair of my flesh[a] bristled.
16 It stood still, but[b] I could not recognize its appearance;
a form was before[c] my eyes;
there was a hush, and I heard a voice:

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:15 Or “body”
  2. Job 4:16 Hebrew “and”
  3. Job 4:16 Literally “to before”

12 “A message was confided[a] to me;
    my ear caught a whisper of it.
13 Disquieting thoughts from dreams at night;
    when deep sleep falls on everyone.[b]
14 A fear fell upon me, along with trembling
    that caused all my bones to shake in terror.[c]
15 A spirit glided past me
    and made the hair on my skin[d] to bristle.
16 It remained standing,
    but I couldn’t recognize its appearance.
A form appeared before my eyes;
    At first there was[e] silence, and then this voice:

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:12 Or was delivered in secret
  2. Job 4:13 Lit. men
  3. Job 4:14 Or dread
  4. Job 4:15 Lit. flesh
  5. Job 4:16 The Heb. lacks At first there was

12 “A word(A) was secretly brought to me,
    my ears caught a whisper(B) of it.(C)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
    when deep sleep falls on people,(D)
14 fear and trembling(E) seized me
    and made all my bones shake.(F)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
    and the hair on my body stood on end.(G)
16 It stopped,
    but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
    and I heard a hushed voice:(H)

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