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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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”