Job 7:13
11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
14 then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
15 so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
- KJV
- When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
- WEB
- When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’
- ASV
- When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
- DARBY
- When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
- BLB
- When I say, My bed will comfort me, my couch will lift my complaint,
- ÅB
- Når jeg sier: Min seng skal trøste meg, mitt leie skal hjelpe meg å bære min sorg,
- OTB
- Hvis jeg tenker, ‘Min seng vil trøste meg,
Min sofa vil lindre min klage,’ - B1930
- Når jeg sier: Min seng skal trøste mig, mitt leie skal hjelpe mig å bære min sorg,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Read in contextPsalms 77:4
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
Read in contextJob 7:3–4
So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
Read in contextJob 9:27–28
If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
Read in context