Job 4:15
“Then a spirit passed before my face: the haire of my flesh stood vp.”
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Job 4:15 Context
13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deepe sleepe falleth on men: 14Feare came vpon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15Then a spirit passed before my face: the haire of my flesh stood vp. 16It stood still, but I could not discerne the forme thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voyce, saying, 17Shall mortall man be more iust then God? shall a man bee more pure then his maker?
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Other Translations
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
- King James Version
"Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:
- Basic English Bible
And a spirit passed before my face -- the hair of my flesh stood up --
- Darby Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
- Webster's Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
- World English Bible
And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:
- Basic English Bible
And a spirit passed before my face -- the hair of my flesh stood up --
- Darby Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
- Webster's Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
- World English Bible
And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Job 4:15
4:15 A spirit - An angel in visible shape, otherwise he could not have discerned it. Stood up - Through that excessive horror caused by so glorious, unusual, and terrible a presence.