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Job 4:12

10 The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.

13 In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

14 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
KJV
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
WEB
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
ASV
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
DARBY
Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
BLB
And to me a word was confided; and my ear took [in] a whisper of it.
ÅB
Og til meg stjal seg et ord; det lød for mitt øre som en hvisken,
OTB
"Et ord ble hemmelig brakt til meg,
og mitt øre fanget en hvisking av det.
B1930
Og til mig stjal sig et ord; det lød for mitt øre som en hvisken,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 26:14

    Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

    Read in context

  • Psalms 62:11

    God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 13:12

    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

    Read in context