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

12 A word was brought to me in secret;
my ears caught a whisper of it.(A)
13 Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night,(B)
when deep sleep(C) comes over men,
14 fear and trembling came over me(D)
and made all my bones shake.
15 I felt a draft[a] on my face,
and the hair on my body stood up.
16 A figure stood there,
but I could not recognize its appearance;
a form loomed before my eyes.
I heard a whispering voice:

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  1. 4:15 Or a spirit