Job 4:12
Furthermore, a word was spoken to me in secret, and, as if by theft, my ears received the pulse of its whisper.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
In Context
11The tiger has perished because it does not have prey, and the young lions have been scattered.
13In the horror of a vision by night, when men are accustomed to be overtaken by a deep sleep,
Cross References
Job 26:14Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness?
1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see through a glass darkly. But then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know, even as I am known.
Matthew Henry on Job 4:8-12
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove… Read the whole commentary →