13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
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For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. …
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. …
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-21)Eliphaz, having undertaken to convince Job of the sin and folly of his discontent and impatience, here vouches a vision he had been favoured with, which he relates to Job for his conviction. What comes immediately from God all men will pay a particular deference to, and Job, no doubt, as much as any. Some think Eliphaz had this vision now lately , since he came to Job, putting words into his mouth…
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