In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
Parallel translations
- WEB In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- KJV In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
- NKJV In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
- NASB “Amid disquieting thoughts from visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on people,
- NLT It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep.
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Quick answer
The vision came amid disturbing night thoughts when deep sleep falls on people. It sets the unsettling, dreamlike scene for the message Eliphaz reports.
Overview
Eliphaz describes the visitation arriving in the troubled imaginings of the night, during the heavy sleep that overtakes humanity. The atmosphere is one of vulnerability and unease rather than peace. While God did speak through dreams in Scripture, the brooding tone here invites discernment about the source and reliability of Eliphaz's experience, since a genuine encounter with God is not measured by its emotional intensity.
Cross-references & the web
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- Job 33:14–16For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
- Gen 2:21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
- Gen 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Dan 10:9I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
- Gen 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
- Dan 8:18While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
- Num 22:19–20So now, please stay here overnight as the others did, that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”
- Dan 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Gen 15:12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
- Gen 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
- Dan 2:19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
- Num 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Dan 2:28–29But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- Gen 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
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