Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It stopped, but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice: New Living Translation The spirit stopped, but I couldn’t see its shape. There was a form before my eyes. In the silence I heard a voice say, English Standard Version It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: Berean Standard Bible It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice: King James Bible It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, New King James Version It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying: New American Standard Bible “Something was standing still, but I could not recognize its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: NASB 1995 “It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: NASB 1977 “It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: Legacy Standard Bible It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice: Amplified Bible “The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying: Christian Standard Bible A figure stood there, but I could not recognize its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes. I heard a whispering voice: Holman Christian Standard Bible A figure stood there, but I could not recognize its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes. I heard a quiet voice: American Standard Version It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Contemporary English Version It stopped and stood still. Then a form appeared--a shapeless form. And from the silence, I heard a voice say, English Revised Version It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes: there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Something stood there. I couldn't tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice: Good News Translation I could see something standing there; I stared, but couldn't tell what it was. Then I heard a voice out of the silence: International Standard Version It remained standing, but I couldn't recognize its appearance. A form appeared before my eyes; At first there was silence, and then this voice: Majority Standard Bible It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice: NET Bible It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice: New Heart English Bible It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying, Webster's Bible Translation It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, World English Bible It stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIt stands, and I do not discern its aspect, "" A likeness [is] before my eyes, "" Silence! And I hear a voice: Young's Literal Translation It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude is over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear: Smith's Literal Translation It will stand, and I shall not recognize its appearance: a form before mine eyes; I shall hear stillness and a voice: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice as it were of a gentle wind: Catholic Public Domain Version There appeared an image before my eyes, someone whose face I did not recognize, and I heard a voice like a gentle breeze. New American Bible It paused, but its likeness I could not recognize; a figure was before my eyes, in silence I heard a voice: New Revised Standard Version It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen I arose, but I could not discern its meaning; there was no form before my eyes, but I heard a gentle voice, saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I stood and I did not see, and there was no apparition before my eyes, and I heard a whisper and a voice that said: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes; I heard a still voice: Brenton Septuagint Translation I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there, was no form before my eyes: but I only heard a breath and a voice, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eliphaz: The Innocent Prosper…15Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled. 16It 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?… Cross References 1 Kings 19:12 After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. Daniel 10:8-9 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. / I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Isaiah 6:1-5 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... Ezekiel 1:26-28 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. Genesis 15:12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him. Exodus 33:20-23 But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” / The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock, / and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. ... 1 Samuel 3:10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Habakkuk 3:16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us. Revelation 1:17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, Matthew 17:6-7 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror. / Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.” Acts 9:3-4 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” Luke 24:37 But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit. Mark 9:6 For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say. John 12:29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him. 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— / was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell. Treasury of Scripture It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, there, etc. 1 Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. Jump to Previous Able Appearance Aspect Clearly Couldn't Discern Ears Eyes Form Hear Heard Hushed Image Murmur Present Quiet Silence Similitude Slight Something Standeth Stood Stopped Thereof VoiceJump to Next Able Appearance Aspect Clearly Couldn't Discern Ears Eyes Form Hear Heard Hushed Image Murmur Present Quiet Silence Similitude Slight Something Standeth Stood Stopped Thereof VoiceJob 4 1. Eliphaz reproves Job that the innocent do not suffer7. He teaches God's judgments to be not for the righteous, but for the wicked. 12. His fearful vision to humble the excellency of creatures before God. It stood still This phrase suggests a moment of intense anticipation and reverence. In the Hebrew context, the word used here can imply a sense of awe and immobility, as if the presence of something divine or supernatural demands complete attention and stillness. This reflects the biblical theme of encountering God or His messengers, where human response is often one of stillness and awe, as seen in other scriptural encounters with the divine. but I could not discern its appearance a form loomed before my eyes and I heard a whispering voice "If shape it could be called that shape had none Hebrew It stood still,יַעֲמֹ֤ד ׀ (ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations but I could not וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no discern אַכִּ֬יר (’ak·kîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize its appearance; מַרְאֵ֗הוּ (mar·’ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision a form תְּ֭מוּנָה (tə·mū·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8544: Something portioned, out, as a, shape, phantom, embodiment, manifestation loomed before לְנֶ֣גֶד (lə·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-l Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before my eyes, עֵינָ֑י (‘ê·nāy) Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain and I heard אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ (’eš·mā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently a whispering דְּמָמָ֖ה (də·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1827: A whisper voice: וָק֣וֹל (wā·qō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound Links Job 4:16 NIVJob 4:16 NLT Job 4:16 ESV Job 4:16 NASB Job 4:16 KJV Job 4:16 BibleApps.com Job 4:16 Biblia Paralela Job 4:16 Chinese Bible Job 4:16 French Bible Job 4:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 4:16 It stood still but I couldn't discern (Jb) |
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