Job 33:15
sending a dream, 1 Or in the meditation of the night 1 (As when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, 1 In slumberings on the bed): 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 when the Lord speaks once, 1 Or a second time,
16Then opens he the understanding of men: 1 He scares them with such fearful visions: 1
Cross References
Genesis 15:12And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.
Genesis 31:24And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.
Job 4:13But as when terror falls upon men, 1 With dread and a sound in the night, 1
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 →