Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it. New Living Translation “This truth was given to me in secret, as though whispered in my ear. English Standard Version “Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Berean Standard Bible Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it. King James Bible Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. New King James Version “Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. New American Standard Bible “Now a word was brought to me secretly, And my ear received a whisper of it. NASB 1995 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. NASB 1977 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. Legacy Standard Bible “Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. Amplified Bible “Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. Christian Standard Bible A word was brought to me in secret; my ears caught a whisper of it. Holman Christian Standard Bible A word was brought to me in secret; my ears caught a whisper of it. American Standard Version Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to me an answer was given, and my ear received as a little from him Brenton Septuagint Translation But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him? Contemporary English Version A secret was told to me in a faint whisper-- Douay-Rheims Bible Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper. English Revised Version Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear. Good News Translation Once a message came quietly, so quietly I could hardly hear it. International Standard Version "A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it. JPS Tanakh 1917 Now a word was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof. Literal Standard Version And a thing is secretly brought to me, | And my ear receives a little of it. Majority Standard Bible Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it. New American Bible A word was stealthily brought to me, my ear caught a whisper of it. NET Bible "Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it. New Revised Standard Version “Now a word came stealing to me, my ear received the whisper of it. New Heart English Bible "Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. Webster's Bible Translation Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a small sound of it. World English Bible “Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. Young's Literal Translation And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: The Innocent Prosper…11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. 12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it. 13In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,… 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?" Job 33:15 In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, Treasury of Scripture Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little thereof. a thing. Psalm 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. secretly. 1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Jump to Previous Caught Ear Ears Little Receive Received Secretly Small Sound Stealthily Thereof Whisper WordJump to Next Caught Ear Ears Little Receive Received Secretly Small Sound Stealthily Thereof Whisper WordJob 4 1. Eliphaz reproves Job that the innocent do not suffer7. He teaches God's judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked. 12. His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God. (12) Now a thing.--He now proceeds to enforce and illustrate what he has said in highly poetical language, which has been versified in one of Byron's Hebrew Melodies. Secretly brought to me.--Literally, was stolen for me. Joseph uses the same expression of himself in Genesis 40:15. Mine ear received a little, compared with the inexhaustible resources remaining unrevealed. The word used for little is only found once again, and in the mouth of Job (Job 26:14). Verses 12-21. - Eliphaz proceeds to narrate a spiritual experience of a very strange and striking character. It was night, and he had fallen asleep, when suddenly he was, or seemed to himself to be, awake. A horrible fear came over him, and all his limbs trembled and quaked. Then a spirit seemed to pass before his face, while every hair on his body rose up and stiffened with horror. It did not simply pass across him, but stood still, in a formless form, which he could see but not clearly distinguish. There was a deep hush. Then out of the silence there seemed to come a voice, a whisper, which articulated solemn words. "Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man," etc.? Supernatural visitations were vouchsafed by God to many besides the chosen people - to Laban, when he pursued Jacob (Genesis 31:24), to Abimelech (Genesis 20:6), to the Pharaoh of the time of Joseph (Genesis 41:1-7), to his chief butler (Genesis 40:9-11), and his chief baker (Genesis 40:16, 17), to Balaam the son of Beer (Numbers 22:12, 20; Numbers 23:5-10, 16-24; Numbers 24:3-9, 15-24), to Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:28-35; Daniel 4:1-32), and others. The method and manner of these visitations raise a multitude of questions which it is impossible to answer, but are convincing evidence to all who believe Scripture to be true, that communications can pass between the spiritual and material worlds of a strange and mysterious character. The communication to Eliphaz may have been a mere vision, impressed upon his mind in sleep, or it may have been actually brought to him by a spiritual messenger, whom he could dimly see, and whose voice he was privileged to hear. Modern pseudo-science pronounces such seeing and hearing to be impossible. But poets are often clearer-sighted than scientists, and Shakespeare utters a pregnant truth when he says -"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Hebrew Now a wordדָּבָ֣ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause came to me וְ֭אֵלַי (wə·’ê·lay) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to secretly; יְגֻנָּ֑ב (yə·ḡun·nāḇ) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1589: To thieve, to deceive my ears אָ֝זְנִ֗י (’ā·zə·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear caught וַתִּקַּ֥ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take a whisper שֵׁ֣מֶץ (šê·meṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8102: An inkling of it. מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃ (men·hū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Links Job 4:12 NIVJob 4:12 NLT Job 4:12 ESV Job 4:12 NASB Job 4:12 KJV Job 4:12 BibleApps.com Job 4:12 Biblia Paralela Job 4:12 Chinese Bible Job 4:12 French Bible Job 4:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought (Jb) |
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