Job 7:14 Meaning and Explanation
“Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:”
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Read Full Chapter →Job says that even his sleep brings no peace, for God frightens him with dreams and visions.
What Does Job 7:14 Mean?
Job completes the thought begun in the prior verse. The rest he hoped for turns against him; when he closes his eyes, dreams and visions terrify him, so that even night offers no escape from his distress.
Job feels that every refuge has been closed, even sleep. The Bible does not tidy this away but lets the terror be spoken aloud to God. For the believer, such verses are strangely comforting: they prove that no corner of human anguish, not even the haunted nights, lies outside what we may bring before the Lord, who keeps watch when our own rest fails us.
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What does Job 7:14 mean?
Job says that even his sleep brings no peace, for God frightens him with dreams and visions.