Job 33:15
In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
Young's Literal Translation
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 once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
16Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
Cross References
Genesis 15:12And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him;
Genesis 31:24And God cometh in unto Laban the Aramaean in a dream of the night, and saith to him, 'Take heed to thyself lest thou speak with Jacob from good unto evil.'
Job 4:13In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
Daniel 4:5a dream I have seen, and it maketh me afraid, and the conceptions on my bed, and the visions of my head, do trouble me.
Hebrews 1:1In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,
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 →