Job 4:12
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Cross-references
Job 42:5
Contrast
In Job 42:5, Job contrasts hearing with seeing — Eliphaz only heard a secret word, but Job's direct encounter surpasses that.
Job 13:1
Contrast
Job 13:1 has Job claiming to have seen and heard directly—contrast with Eliphaz's secretly received word. Both appeal to sensory experience from opposing speakers.
Job 32:8
Contrast
In Job 32:8, Elihu attributes understanding to the spirit — contrasting Eliphaz's claim of a secret whisper as the source of wisdom.
Genesis 20:3
Parallel
Genesis 20:3 records God speaking to Abimelek in a night dream—parallel to Eliphaz's night vision (context of 4:13). Both are divine nocturnal communications.
Genesis 28:12
Parallel
Genesis 28:12 describes Jacob's dream of a ladder—another night vision. Job 4:12 leads into a similar mode of divine revelation in a dream.