God’s Word Translation
Job 33:15
15In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep 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,
- English Standard Version (ESV)In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on 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,
Context of Job 33:15
13Why do you quarrel with him since he doesn’t answer any questions? 14“God speaks in one way, even in two ways without people noticing it: In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds, 16he opens people’s ears and terrifies them with warnings. 17⌞He warns them⌟ to turn away from doing ⌞wrong⌟ and to stop being arrogant.
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 4:13With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,
- Genesis 20:3God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, “You’re going to die because of the woman that you’ve taken! She’s a married woman!”
- Genesis 31:24God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.”
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the Lord among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream should tell his dream. However, the person who has my word should honestly speak my word. What does grain have to do with straw?” asks the Lord.
- Daniel 4:5I had a dream that terrified me. The visions I had while I was asleep frightened me.
- Hebrews 1:1In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets.
- Genesis 15:12As the sun was just about to set, a deep sleep—a dreadful, deep darkness—came over Abram.
- Daniel 8:18As he spoke to me, I fainted facedown on 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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