Job 4:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Now a message was secretly brought to me, and I heard just a whisper of it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The speaker is describing how he received a mysterious, quiet revelation or message that was shared with him in secret.

📚 Historical Context

This is Eliphaz the Temanite speaking to Job, claiming he received a divine revelation in a vision or dream. In ancient times, people believed God often communicated through dreams, visions, and whispered messages. Eliphaz is using this supposed revelation to support his argument that Job must have sinned to deserve his suffering.

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When Delilah realized that Samson had finally told her the complete truth about his secret, she sent a message to the Philistine rulers, saying, 'Come up one more time, because he has revealed everything to me.' So the Philistine rulers came to her, bringing the money they had promised.

Jeremiah 37:17

So King Zedekiah secretly had Jeremiah brought to his house. He pulled him aside and was like, 'Do you have any message from God for me?' Jeremiah didn't sugarcoat it: 'Yeah, I do. You're going to be handed over to the king of Babylon.'

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