Job 7:14
New International Version
even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

New Living Translation
but then you shatter me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

English Standard Version
then you scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

Berean Standard Bible
then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

King James Bible
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

New King James Version
Then You scare me with dreams And terrify me with visions,

New American Standard Bible
Then You frighten me with dreams, And terrify me by visions,

NASB 1995
Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;

NASB 1977
Then Thou dost frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;

Legacy Standard Bible
Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions,

Amplified Bible
Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me through visions,

Christian Standard Bible
then you frighten me with dreams, and terrify me with visions,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
then You frighten me with dreams, and terrify me with visions,

American Standard Version
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:

Contemporary English Version
but you torture me with terrible dreams. *

English Revised Version
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

Good News Translation
But you--you terrify me with dreams; you send me visions and nightmares

International Standard Version
But then you scared me with dreams; you terrified me with visions.

Majority Standard Bible
then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

NET Bible
then you scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

New Heart English Bible
then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:

Webster's Bible Translation
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

World English Bible
then you scare me with dreams and terrify me through visions,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And You have frightened me with dreams, "" And You terrify me from visions,

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast affrighted me with dreams, And from visions thou terrifiest me,

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou didst terrify me with dreams, and thou wilt make me afraid with visions:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.

Catholic Public Domain Version
then you will frighten me with dreams, and strike dread through visions,

New American Bible
Then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

New Revised Standard Version
then you scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And, behold, thou dost scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And behold, you have disturbed me with dreams, and with visions you have terrified me
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then Thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Continues: Life Seems Futile
13When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, 14then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, 15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.…

Cross References
Job 33:15-16
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings

Genesis 20:3
One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

Daniel 2:1-3
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. / So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, / he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”

Matthew 27:19
While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

Genesis 41:1-7
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile, / when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds. / After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river. ...

Daniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.

Matthew 2:12-13
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

Acts 16:9-10
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Judges 7:13-15
And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.” / His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.” / When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”

1 Kings 3:5
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

Matthew 1:20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 28:12
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.

Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

Acts 2:17
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Numbers 12:6
He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.


Treasury of Scripture

Then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:

thou scarest.

Genesis 40:5-7
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison…

Genesis 41:8
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Judges 7:13,14
And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along…

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Job 7
1. Job excuses his desire of death.
12. He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.














then You frighten me
In this phrase, Job is addressing God directly, expressing his deep sense of fear and anxiety. The Hebrew root for "frighten" is "baḥat," which conveys a sudden, overwhelming fear. This reflects Job's feeling of being overwhelmed by the divine presence and the mysterious ways in which God communicates. Historically, dreams were often seen as a medium through which God revealed His will or warnings, as seen in the accounts of Joseph and Daniel. Job's fear indicates his awareness of the gravity and seriousness of divine communication, which in his suffering, becomes a source of dread rather than comfort.

with dreams
The word "dreams" in Hebrew is "ḥalom," which often signifies a vision or revelation during sleep. In the ancient Near Eastern context, dreams were considered significant and often divine in origin. Job's mention of dreams here suggests that even in his sleep, he finds no respite from his suffering. Instead of being a source of guidance or hope, these dreams become a continuation of his torment. This highlights the depth of Job's distress, as even the subconscious realm offers no peace.

and terrify me
The Hebrew word for "terrify" is "baḥat," similar to "frighten," but with an intensified connotation. It suggests a profound, paralyzing fear. Job's use of this word underscores the intensity of his emotional and spiritual turmoil. In the biblical narrative, fear of God is often associated with reverence and awe, but here, it is a fear that adds to Job's suffering, indicating a complex relationship with the divine during times of trial.

with visions
"Visions" in Hebrew is "mar'ah," which refers to supernatural appearances or revelations. In the biblical context, visions are often associated with prophets and divine messages, such as those experienced by Isaiah and Ezekiel. For Job, however, these visions are not sources of enlightenment or encouragement but are instead terrifying. This inversion of the typical biblical role of visions highlights Job's unique situation and the depth of his despair. It reflects the theme of divine mystery and the struggle to understand God's ways, a central theme in the Book of Job.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
then You frighten me
וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי (wə·ḥit·tat·ta·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear

with dreams,
בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת (ḇa·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2472: A dream

and terrify me
תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ (tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 1204: To fall upon, startle, terrify

with visions,
וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת (ū·mê·ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2384: A revelation, dream


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