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12 “Now a thing was secretly brought to me.
    My ear received a whisper of it.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night,
    when deep sleep falls on men,
14 fear came on me, and trembling,
    which made all my bones shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face.
    The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance.
    A form was before my eyes.
    Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

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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.

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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