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Job 4:15

What does Job 4:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 4:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when a spirit passed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up —

Context

v.14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

v.15This passage

v.16It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There wassilence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 21:3

    Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.

  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

  • Daniel 5:6

    Then the king’s countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

  • Luke 24:37

    But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

  • Matthew 14:26

    And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

  • Psalms 104:4

    Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

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