15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,

when deep sleep falls on people

as they slumber in their beds,

16 he may speak in their ears

and terrify them with warnings,

17 to turn them from wrongdoing

and keep them from pride,

18 to preserve them from the pit,

their lives from perishing by the sword.

19 “Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain

with constant distress in their bones,

20 so that their body finds food repulsive

and their soul loathes the choicest meal.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man. 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty meat.

15 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,

when deep sleep falls on people

as they lie in their beds.

16 He whispers in their ears

and terrifies them with warnings.

17 He makes them turn from doing wrong;

he keeps them from pride.

18 He protects them from the grave,

from crossing over the river of death.

19 “Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,

with ceaseless aching in their bones.

20 They lose their appetite

for even the most delicious food.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,

When deep sleep falls upon men,

While slumbering on their beds,

16 Then He opens the ears of men,

And seals their instruction.

17 In order to turn man from his deed,

And conceal pride from man,

18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,

And his life from perishing by the sword.

19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,

And with strong pain in many of his bones,

20 So that his life abhors bread,

And his soul succulent food.

15 He speaks in a dream or a vision of the night

when people are in a deep sleep,

lying on their beds.

16 He speaks in their ears

and frightens them with warnings

17 to turn them away from doing wrong

and to keep them from being proud.

18 God does this to save people from death,

to keep them from dying.

19 People may be corrected while in bed in great pain;

they may have continual pain in their very bones.

20 They may be in such pain that they even hate food,

even the very best meal.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,

When deep sleep falleth upon men,

In slumberings upon the bed;

16 Then he openeth the ears of men,

And sealeth their instruction,

17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose,

And hide pride from man;

18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit,

And his life from perishing by the sword.

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,

And with continual strife in his bones;

20 So that his life abhorreth bread,

And his soul dainty food.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then he openeth men’s ears, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man from his work, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones; 20 And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;

15 In a dream, a prophetic vision at night, 

when people fall into a deep sleep, 

when they sleep on their beds, 

16 he opens people’s ears 

and terrifies them with warnings. 

17 ⸤He warns them⸥ to turn away from doing ⸤wrong⸥ 

and to stop being arrogant.

18 He keeps their souls from the pit 

and their lives from crossing the River ⸤of Death⸥. 

19 In pain on their sickbeds, they are disciplined 

with endless aching in their bones 

20 so that their whole being hates food 

and they lose their appetite for a delicious meal. 

15 In a dream, a vision in the night,

when deep sleep falls on people

as they slumber on their beds,

16 He uncovers their ears at that time

and terrifies them with warnings,

17 in order to turn a person from his actions

and suppress his pride.

18 God spares his soul from the Pit,

his life from crossing the river of death.

19 A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain

and constant distress in his bones,

20 so that he detests bread,

and his soul despises his favorite food.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,

when deep sleep falls on mortals,

while they slumber on their beds,

16 then he opens their ears,

and terrifies them with warnings,

17 that he may turn them aside from their deeds,

and keep them from pride,

18 to spare their souls from the Pit,

their lives from traversing the River.

19 They are also chastened with pain upon their beds,

and with continual strife in their bones,

20 so that their lives loathe bread,

and their appetites dainty food.

15 “In a dream, a vision of the night,

when a deep sleep falls on men slumbering on their bed,

16 then he opens the ear of men,

and he frightens them with a warning

17 to turn human beings aside from their deeds,

and he keeps man from pride.

18 He spares his life from the pit

and his life from passing over the river of death.

19 “And he is reproved with pain on his bed,

even with the strife of his bones continually,

20 so that his life loathes bread,

and his inner self loathes appetizing food.

15 He might speak in a dream or in a vision at night.

That’s when people are sound asleep in their beds.

16 He might speak in their ears.

His warnings might terrify them.

17 He warns men in order to turn them away from sinning.

He wants to keep them from being proud.

18 He wants to stop them from going down into the grave.

He doesn’t want them to be killed with swords.

19 Someone might be punished by suffering in bed.

The pain in his bones might never go away.

20 He might feel so bad he can’t eat anything.

He might even hate the finest food.

15 “In a dream, a vision of the night,

When sound sleep falls on men,

While they slumber in their beds,

16 Then He opens the ears of men,

And seals their instruction,

17 That He may turn man aside from his conduct,

And keep man from pride;

18 He keeps back his soul from the pit,

And his life from passing over into Sheol.

19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,

And with unceasing complaint in his bones;

20 So that his life loathes bread,

And his soul favorite food.