Job 4:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 4:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 104:4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
  2. Isaiah 13:8Terror, 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.
  3. Isaiah 21:3Therefore 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.
  4. Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
  5. Matthew 14:26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
  6. Luke 24:37But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
  7. Hebrews 1:7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
  8. Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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