In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
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Gill's Exposition
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; sometimes he spake to a prophet, a person in public…
Barnes' Notes
In a dream - This was one of the methods by which the will of God was made known in the early periods of the world; see the notes at Job 4:12-17. And for a fuller account of this method of…
Adam Clarke
I. In a Dream
In a Dream - when deep sleep falleth upon men - Many, by such means, have had the most salutary warnings; and to decry all such, because there are many vain dreams, would be nearly as…
Job had complained that God kept him wholly in the dark concerning the meaning of his dealings with him, and therefore concluded he dealt with him as his enemy. "No," says Elihu, "he speaks to you,…
Cambridge Bible
The language recalls the vision of Eliphaz, ch. Job 4:13 seq.
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