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Job 7:13

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

American Standard Version (1901)

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

Bible in Basic English

When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

Free Bible Version

If I tell myself, ‘I'll feel better if I lie down in my bed,’ or ‘it will help me to lie down on my couch,’

King James (Authorized) Version

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Translation for Translators

When I lie down at night, I think, ‘I will be comforted here on my bed; my pain will be less while I am sleeping.’

Unlocked Literal Bible

When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,'

Noah Webster Bible

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

World English Bible

When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’

Young's Literal Translation

When I said, 'My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.

Context

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

¹²Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard? ¹³When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, ¹⁴then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his weariness and restlessness, feeling trapped in a cycle of suffering and unable to find relief. He questions the purpose of his existence, wondering why God would pay such close attention to him if his life is filled with pain and turmoil. Job's lament reflects the human struggle with suffering and the search for meaning in the midst of trials, highlighting the need for faith and trust in God's sovereignty even in the darkest moments of life.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

When I say, my bed shall comfort me,.... When he thought within himself that he would lie down upon his bed and try if he could get a little sleep, which might comfort and refresh him, and which he promised himself he should obtain by this means, as he had formerly had an experience of: my couch shall ease my complaint; he concluded, that by lying down upon his couch, and falling asleep, it would give some ease of body and mind; that his body would, at least, for some time be free from pain, and his mind composed, and should cease from complaining for a while; which interval would be a relief to him, and of considerable service. Some render it, "my couch shall burn" (h); be all on fire, and torture me instead of giving ease; and so may have respect to his burning ulcers. (h) "ardebit", Pagninus; so Kimchi in Sepher Shorash. & Ben Melech in loc.

Job 7:13

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

¹²Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard? ¹³When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, ¹⁴then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

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Berean Standard Bible

When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

American Standard Version (1901)

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

Bible in Basic English

When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

Free Bible Version

If I tell myself, ‘I'll feel better if I lie down in my bed,’ or ‘it will help me to lie down on my couch,’

King James (Authorized) Version

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Translation for Translators

When I lie down at night, I think, ‘I will be comforted here on my bed; my pain will be less while I am sleeping.’

Unlocked Literal Bible

When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,'

Noah Webster Bible

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

World English Bible

When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’

Young's Literal Translation

When I said, 'My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.