New Living Translation
Job 4:12
12“This truth was given to me in secret, as though whispered in my ear.
Job 4:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)“A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
Context of Job 4:12
10The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken. 11The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered. “This truth was given to me in secret, as though whispered in my ear. 13It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep. 14Fear gripped me, and my bones trembled.
Read all of Job 4Job 4:12 word by word
וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 4:12
- Psalms 62:11God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you;
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
Commentaries on Job 4:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now a thing was secretly brought to me - To give himself the more authority, he professes to have received a vision from God, by which he was taught the secret of the Divine dispensations in providence; and a confirmation of the doctrine which he was now stating to Job; and which he applied in a different way to what was designed in the Divine communication. Mine ear received a little thereof - Mr. Good translates, "And mine ear received a whisper along…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Now a thing - To confirm his views, Eliphaz appeals to a vision of a most remarkable character which he says he had had on some former occasion on the very point under consideration. The object of the vision was, to show that mortal man could not be more just than God, and that such was the purity of the Most High, that he put no confidence comparatively even in the angels. The design for which this is introduced here is, evidently, to reprove what he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts, and are still, Psa 4:4, then is a time for the Holy Spirit to commune with us. This vision put him into very great fear. Ever since man sinned, it has been terrible to him to receive communications from Heaven, conscious that he can expect no good tidings thence. Sinful man! shall he pretend to be more just, more pure, than God, who being his Maker, is his Lord and Owner?…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16Eliphaz claimed to be a prophet, suggesting that God spoke to him secretly (Numbers 12:6). Later, God did speak to him, but not to support his advice (Job 42:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. a thing--Hebrew, a "word." Eliphaz confirms his view by a divine declaration which was secretly and unexpectedly imparted to him. a little--literally, "a whisper"; implying the still silence around, and that more was conveyed than articulate words could utter (Job 26:14; 2Co 12:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 4
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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