Job 4:13

13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,

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Job 4:13 in Other Translations

KJV

13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

ESV

13 Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

NLT

13 It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep.

MSG

13 It came in a scary dream one night, after I had fallen into a deep, deep sleep.

CSB

13 Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep descends on men,

Job 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

Job 4:13

In thoughts from the visions of the night
While Eliphaz was thinking of and meditating upon divine things, or while he was revolving in his mind some night visions he had, before this was made unto him, see ( Daniel 2:29 ) ; in meditation the Lord is often pleased to make known more of his mind and will to his people; and this is one way in which he was wont to do it in former times, in a vision either in the day, as sometimes, or in the night, as at others, and as here, see ( Numbers 12:6 ) ;

when deep sleep falleth on men;
on sorrowful men, as Mr. Broughton renders it; such who have been laborious all the day, and getting their bread with sorrow and trouble, and are weary; who as soon as they lie down fall asleep, and sleep falls on them, and to such it is sweet, as the wise man says, ( Ecclesiastes 5:12 ) ; now it was at such a time when men ordinarily and commonly are asleep that this vision was had.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible