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

12 Now a thing was [a]secretly brought to me,
And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falleth on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling,
Which made all my bones to shake.
15 Then [b]a spirit passed before my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof;
A form was before mine eyes:
[c]There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:12 Hebrew brought by stealth
  2. Job 4:15 Or, a breath passed over
  3. Job 4:16 Or, I heard a still voice