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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.

A frightening dream

12 But a word sneaked up on me;
    my ears caught a hint of it.
13 In profound thoughts, visions of night,
    when deep sleep falls on people,
14         fear and dread struck me;
            all of my bones shook.
15 A breeze swept by my face;
    the hair of my skin bristled.
16 It stopped. I didn’t recognize its visible form,
    although a figure was in front of my eyes.
Silence! Then I heard a voice:

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