Job 33:15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
In Context
14For God gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it:
16Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
Cross References
Genesis 15:12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.
Genesis 31:24Then God came to Laban in a dream by night, and said to him, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.
Job 4:13In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,
Daniel 4:5I saw a dream which was a cause of great fear to me; I was troubled by the images of my mind on my bed, and by the visions of my head.
Hebrews 1:1In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
Matthew Henry on Job 33:15-19
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Job had complained that God kept him wholly in the dark concerning the meaning of his dealings with him, and therefore concluded… Read the whole commentary →