Job 33:15

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

Job 33:15 in Other Translations

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, while they slumber on their beds,

15 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.

15 "In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds -

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

15 In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, when people fall into a deep sleep, when they sleep on their beds,

15 In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber on [their] beds,

15 He might speak in a dream or in a vision at night. That's when people are sound asleep in their beds.

Job 33:15 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:15

In a dream, in a vision of the night
That is, God speaks to men in this way, and which in those times was his most usual way; see ( Job 4:12 Job 4:13 ) ; sometimes he spake to a prophet, a person in public office, and made known his mind and will in this manner to him, that he might deliver it to others, ( Numbers 12:6 ) ; and sometimes directly and immediately to persons themselves, as he did to Abimelech and Laban, ( Genesis 20:3 ) ( 31:24 ) ;

when deep sleep lieth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
the former denotes a fast, heavy, and sound sleep, when the senses are all locked up, and there is not the least attention to any outward object; the latter a slight sleep, when a man is between sleeping and waking; and now at such a time, when he was laid on his bed in the night season, it was usual for God to come to him in a visionary way, and impress things on his mind; when it was called off front worldly and earthly thoughts and cares, and was calm and serene, and so fit to receive what intimations and instructions might be given this way; see ( Psalms 4:4 ) . Job had his dreams and night visions, though he seems not to have had any benefit by them, or to have understood them, but was scared and terrified with them, ( Job 7:14 ) ; to which Elihu may have some respect.

Job 33:15 In-Context

13 Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words ?

14 For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

16 he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

17 to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 20:3; Job 4:13; S Matthew 27:19
• 2. Acts 16:9
• 3. S Genesis 15:1; Daniel 2:19
• 4. S Genesis 2:21