Job 4:15
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.
Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.
16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?
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Compare
- BSB
- Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.
- KJV
- Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
- WEB
- Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
- ASV
- Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
- DARBY
- And a spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up
- BLB
- And a spirit was gliding over my face, the hair of my flesh bristled.
- ÅB
- Og en ånd fór forbi mitt åsyn; hårene på mitt legeme reiste seg.
- OTB
- En ånd gled forbi mitt ansikt;
hårene på min kropp reiste seg. - B1930
- Og en ånd fór forbi mitt åsyn; hårene på mitt legeme reiste sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 1:7
Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
Read in contextLuke 24:37–39
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
Read in contextPsalms 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
Read in contextDaniel 5:6
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Read in contextIsaiah 21:3–4
Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
Read in contextIsaiah 13:8
Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextMatthew 14:26
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
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