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"Now a word was brought to me secretly, And my ear received a whisper of it.

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

"Amid disquieting thoughts from visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on people,

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake.

Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

"Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

"Something was standing still, but I could not recognize its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice:

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,