Job 4:13 - Exposition

In thoughts from the visions of the night ; literally, in the perplexities of the visions of night ; i.e. "in that perplexing time when—how, they know not—visions come to men." The word translated "thoughts" occurs only here and in Job 20:2 . When deep sleep falleth on men . Something more than ordinary sleep seems to be meant—something more approaching to what we call "trance" (comp. Genesis 2:21 ; Genesis 15:12 ; 1 Samuel 26:12 , where the same word is used).