English Standard Version
Job 33:15
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds,
Job 33:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
- New International Version (NIV)In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,
- New King James Version (NKJV)In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,
- New Living Translation (NLT)He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
Context of Job 33:15
13Why do you contend against him, saying, 'He will answer none of man's words'? 14For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds, 16then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings, 17that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man;
Read all of Job 33Job 33:15 word by word
בַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ חֶזְי֬וֹן לַ֗יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֣ל תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁ֑ים בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת עֲלֵ֣י מִשְׁכָּֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In a dreamחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
- in a visionחִזָּיוֹןchizzâyôn · visionH2384
- of the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- when deepתַּרְדֵּמָהtardêmâh · deep sleepH8639
- sleep fallethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- upon menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- in slumberingsתְּנוּמָהtenûmâh · slumberH8572
- upon the bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
Cross-references for Job 33:15
- Job 4:13Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man's wife."
- Genesis 31:24But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad."
- Numbers 12:6And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
- Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord.
- Daniel 4:5I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.
- Hebrews 1:1Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,
- Genesis 15:12As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him.
- Daniel 8:18And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.
Commentaries on Job 33:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I. In a Dream In a Dream - when deep sleep falleth upon men - Many, by such means, have had the most salutary warnings; and to decry all such, because there are many vain dreams, would be nearly as much wisdom as to deny the Bible, because there are many foolish books, the authors of which supposed they were under a Divine influence while composing them. II. In a Vision In a Vision of the night - in slumberings upon the bed - Visions or images presented…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15In a dream - This was one of the methods by which the will of God was made known in the early periods of the world; see the notes at Job 4:12-17. And for a fuller account of this method of communicating the divine will, see the introduction to Isaiah, Section 7 (2). In a vision of the night - Notes, Job 4:13; compare the introduction to Isaiah, Section 7 (4). When deep sleep falleth upon men - This may be designed to intimate more distinctly that it was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 God speaks to us by conscience, by providences, and by ministers; of all these Elihu discourses. There was not then, that we know of, any Divine revelation in writing, though now it is our principal guide. When God designs men's good, by the convictions and dictates of their own consciences, he opens the heart, as Lydia's, and opens the ears, so that conviction finds or forces its way in. The end and design of these admonitions are to keep…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15In a dream: For examples, see Genesis 15:12; 20:3; 31:24; 40:1–41:36; Daniel 2:1–45; Joel 2:28; Acts 16:9–10.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. slumberings--light is opposed to "deep sleep." Elihu has in view Eliphaz (Job 4:13), and also Job himself (Job 7:14). "Dreams" in sleep, and "visions" of actual apparitions, were among the ways whereby God then spake to man (Ge 20:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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