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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice], When deep sleep falls on men While slumbering upon the bed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber on their beds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sometimes in the night, he uses terrifying dreams <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At night when people are asleep, God speaks in dreams and visions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on their beds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In a dream—a vision of night, "" In the falling of deep sleep on men, "" In slumberings on a bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, in the falling of deep sleep upon men, in slumbers upon the bed;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Through a dream in a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls over men, and they are sleeping in their beds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon mortals as they slumber in their beds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on mortals, while they slumber on their beds,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In a dream and in a vision of the night, when sleep falls on man in slumber on a couch<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>sending</i> a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5059" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ba·ḥă·lō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">In a dream,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2384.htm" title="2384: ḥez·yō·wn (N-msc) -- Vision. From chazah; a revelation, expectation by dream.">in a vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">in the night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8639.htm" title="8639: tar·dê·māh (N-fs) -- Deep sleep. From radam; a lethargy or trance.">when deep sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: bin·p̄ōl (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">falls</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/8572.htm" title="8572: biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Slumber. From nuwm; drowsiness, i.e. Sleep.">as they slumber</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: miš·kāḇ (N-ms) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">their beds,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a></span><br />One 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></span><br />He 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a></span><br />One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19</a></span><br />During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12-13</a></span><br />And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a></span><br />While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9</a></span><br />During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9</a></span><br />One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a></span><br />The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Genesis 31:10-11</a></span><br />When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females. / In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13-15</a></span><br />And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.” / His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.” / When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumberings on the bed;</p><p class="hdg">a dream</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-13.htm">Job 4:13</a></b></br> In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a></b></br> But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou <i>art but</i> a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she <i>is</i> a man's wife.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-24.htm">Genesis 31:24</a></b></br> And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.</p><p class="hdg">deep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Genesis 15:12</a></b></br> And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Daniel 8:18</a></b></br> Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/27-19.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/job/18-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">Slumber</a> <a href="/luke/21-36.htm">Slumbering</a> <a href="/job/33-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/33-19.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/job/34-20.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Slumber</a> <a href="/luke/21-36.htm">Slumbering</a> <a href="/job/34-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Job 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-31.htm">He incites Job to attention</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In a dream, in a vision in the night</b><br>Dreams and visions are common means through which God communicates with His people throughout the Bible. In <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a>, God speaks to Abimelech in a dream, warning him about Sarah. Similarly, Joseph, the son of Jacob, receives prophetic dreams about his future (<a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-10</a>). In the New Testament, Joseph, the husband of Mary, is guided by God through dreams (<a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20, 2</a>:13). Dreams and visions often serve as divine interventions, providing guidance, warnings, or revelations. They are significant in biblical narratives, emphasizing God's sovereignty and His ability to communicate beyond the natural realm.<p><b>when deep sleep falls upon men</b><br>The phrase "deep sleep" is reminiscent of the deep sleep that God caused to fall upon Adam in <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Genesis 2:21</a> when He created Eve. This state of deep sleep signifies a moment when human consciousness is subdued, allowing God to work or communicate without human interference. It underscores the idea that God can reach individuals in their most vulnerable and unguarded states, highlighting His omnipotence and the intimate nature of His communication.<p><b>as they slumber on their beds</b><br>The bed is a place of rest and vulnerability, where individuals are removed from the distractions of daily life. In biblical times, the bed was often a simple mat or a raised platform, reflecting the modest living conditions of many. The mention of slumbering on beds suggests a universal human experience, transcending time and culture. It is during these quiet, restful moments that God chooses to reveal His messages, emphasizing His desire to connect with humanity in personal and profound ways. This setting also reflects the peace and stillness required to receive divine revelation, as seen in <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a>, "Be still, and know that I am God."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering. He emphasizes God's communication with humans.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand God's purpose.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/visions_of_the_night.htm">Visions of the Night</a></b><br>A method through which God communicates with humans, often used in the Old Testament to convey divine messages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/deep_sleep.htm">Deep Sleep</a></b><br>A state of rest where God can impart wisdom or warnings, as seen in various biblical accounts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/slumber_on_beds.htm">Slumber on Beds</a></b><br>Represents a time of vulnerability and openness to divine communication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_communication.htm">God's Communication</a></b><br>God uses various means to communicate with His people, including dreams and visions. We should remain open to His guidance in unexpected ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's ability to communicate during sleep underscores His sovereignty over all aspects of life, including our subconscious.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>Believers should cultivate spiritual awareness and discernment to recognize when God is speaking, whether through dreams, scripture, or other means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rest_and_revelation.htm">Rest and Revelation</a></b><br>Times of rest can be opportunities for God to reveal His will. Prioritizing rest and reflection can enhance our spiritual receptivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/biblical_discernment.htm">Biblical Discernment</a></b><br>Not all dreams are from God. It is crucial to test dreams and visions against Scripture and seek godly counsel to discern their origin and meaning.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_33_15-16_compare_to_dream_research.htm">In Job 33:15–16, how does the claim that God instructs people through dreams hold up against modern psychological research on dreaming? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_dreams.htm">What does the Bible say about interpreting dreams?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_god's_speech_today.htm">In Job 33:14, if God truly speaks in multiple ways, why is there no verifiable evidence of such divine communication today? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In a dream, in a vision of the sight</span>. So God spoke to Abimelech (<a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3-7</a>), to Jacob (<a href="/genesis/31-11.htm">Genesis 31:11</a>), to Laban (<a href="/genesis/31-24.htm">Genesis 31:24</a>), to Joseph (<a href="/genesis/38-5.htm">Genesis 38:5, 9</a>), to the Pharaoh whom Joseph served (<a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Genesis 41:1-7</a>), to Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a>), to Daniel (<a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19</a>), to Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28</a>; <a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Daniel 4:5-18</a>), and to many others. Sometimes men recognized such visions as Divine communications; but sometimes, probably quite as often, they regarded them as mere dreams, fancies, phantasies, unworthy of any attention. Elihu seems to hold that Divine visions came only when deep sleep falleth upon men; and similarly Eliphaz, in <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Job 4:13</a>. This method of revelation seems to belong especially to the more primitive times, and the earlier stages of God's dealings with men. In the New Testament dreams scarcely form any part of the economy of grace. <span class="cmt_word">In slumberings upon the bed</span>. A pleonastic addition, which must not be regarded as diminishing from the force of the precedent clause. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In a dream,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲל֤וֹם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a vision</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶזְי֬וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥez·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2384.htm">Strong's 2384: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revelation, dream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the night,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֗יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when deep sleep</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭רְדֵּמָה</span> <span class="translit">(tar·dê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8639.htm">Strong's 8639: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lethargy, trance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falls</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְפֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(bin·p̄ōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they slumber</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(biṯ·nū·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8572.htm">Strong's 8572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drowsiness, sleep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their beds,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכָּֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:15 In a dream in a vision (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>