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Job 4:15

Job 4:15 is verse 15 of Job chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

Or a wind

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Job 4:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

14 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

15 Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:

17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 104:4

He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Matthew 14:26

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

Luke 24:37

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

Luke 24:38

“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Luke 24:39

Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

Hebrews 1:7

Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

Hebrews 1:14

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Isaiah 13:8

Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

Isaiah 21:3

Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.

Isaiah 21:4

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

Daniel 5:6

his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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