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THE MESSAGE
Job 7:13
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Christian Standard Bible®
When I say, “My bed will comfort me,and my couch will ease my complaint,”
When I say, “My bed will comfort me,and my couch will ease my complaint,”
Hebrew Names Version
When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'
When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'
King James Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
English Standard Version
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,'
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,'
New Century Version
Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me or that my couch will stop my complaint.
Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me or that my couch will stop my complaint.
New English Translation
If I say, "My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,"
If I say, "My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,"
Amplified Bible
"When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
"When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
New American Standard Bible
"If I say, 'My couch will comfort me, My bed will ease my complaint,'
"If I say, 'My couch will comfort me, My bed will ease my complaint,'
World English Bible
When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'
When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;'
Geneva Bible (1587)
When I say, My couch shal relieue me, and my bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,
When I say, My couch shal relieue me, and my bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,
Legacy Standard Bible
If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me;My couch will ease my bitter musing,'
If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me;My couch will ease my bitter musing,'
Berean Standard Bible
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Contemporary English Version
I go to bed, hoping for rest,
I go to bed, hoping for rest,
Complete Jewish Bible
When I think that my bed will comfort me, that my couch will relieve my complaint,
When I think that my bed will comfort me, that my couch will relieve my complaint,
Darby Translation
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Easy-to-Read Version
My bed should bring me comfort. My couch should give me rest and relief.
My bed should bring me comfort. My couch should give me rest and relief.
George Lamsa Translation
For I said that thou shalt comfort me, and I will be relieved of the pain of my sickbed.
For I said that thou shalt comfort me, and I will be relieved of the pain of my sickbed.
Good News Translation
I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain.
I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain.
Lexham English Bible
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,'
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,'
Literal Translation
When I say, My bed shall comfort me; my couch shall bear my complaining,
When I say, My bed shall comfort me; my couch shall bear my complaining,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When I thynke: my bedd shall comforte me, I shall haue some refresshinge by talkynge with myself vpon my couche:
When I thynke: my bedd shall comforte me, I shall haue some refresshinge by talkynge with myself vpon my couche:
American Standard Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
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;
When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When I say, My bed shal comfort me, I shall haue some refreshing by talking to my selfe vpon my couch:
When I say, My bed shal comfort me, I shall haue some refreshing by talking to my selfe vpon my couch:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint';
When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint';
King James Version (1611)
When I say, My bed shal comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint:
When I say, My bed shal comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
English Revised Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If Y seie, My bed schal coumfort me, and Y schal be releeuyd, spekynge with me in my bed;
If Y seie, My bed schal coumfort me, and Y schal be releeuyd, spekynge with me in my bed;
Update Bible Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
Webster's Bible Translation
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
New King James Version
When I say, "My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
When I say, "My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
New Living Translation
I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,'
I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,'
New Life Bible
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and there I will find rest from my complaining,'
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and there I will find rest from my complaining,'
New Revised Standard
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,'
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall help to carry my complaint,
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall help to carry my complaint,
Douay-Rheims Bible
If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved, speaking with myself on my couch:
If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved, speaking with myself on my couch:
Revised Standard Version
When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,'
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.
When I said, `My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
Contextual Overview
7"God, don't forget that I'm only a puff of air! These eyes have had their last look at goodness. And your eyes have seen the last of me; even while you're looking, there'll be nothing left to look at. When a cloud evaporates, it's gone for good; those who go to the grave never come back. They don't return to visit their families; never again will friends drop in for coffee. 11"And so I'm not keeping one bit of this quiet, I'm laying it all out on the table; my complaining to high heaven is bitter, but honest. Are you going to put a muzzle on me, the way you quiet the sea and still the storm? If I say, ‘I'm going to bed, then I'll feel better. A little nap will lift my spirits,' You come and so scare me with nightmares and frighten me with ghosts That I'd rather strangle in the bedclothes than face this kind of life any longer. I hate this life! Who needs any more of this? Let me alone! There's nothing to my life—it's nothing but smoke.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
My bed: Job 7:3, Job 7:4, Job 9:27, Job 9:28, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 77:4
Reciprocal: Job 17:12 - change Psalms 102:7 - watch Ecclesiastes 2:23 - his heart Jeremiah 8:18 - my Daniel 4:5 - a dream
Cross-References
Genesis 5:32
When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
When Noah was 500 years old, he had Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:18
"But I'm going to establish a covenant with you: You'll board the ship, and your sons, your wife and your sons' wives will come on board with you. You are also to take two of each living creature, a male and a female, on board the ship, to preserve their lives with you: two of every species of bird, mammal, and reptile—two of everything so as to preserve their lives along with yours. Also get all the food you'll need and store it up for you and them."
"But I'm going to establish a covenant with you: You'll board the ship, and your sons, your wife and your sons' wives will come on board with you. You are also to take two of each living creature, a male and a female, on board the ship, to preserve their lives with you: two of every species of bird, mammal, and reptile—two of everything so as to preserve their lives along with yours. Also get all the food you'll need and store it up for you and them."
Genesis 7:1
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Genesis 7:2
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, Canaan.
Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 ישא "ardebit", Pagninus; so Kimchi in Sepher Shorash. & Ben Melech in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
When I say, My bed shall comfort me - The idea in this verse and the following is, that there was no intermission to his sorrows. Even the times when people usually sought repose were to him times of distress. Then he was disturbed and alarmed by the most frightful dreams and visions, and sleep fled from him.
Shall ease my complaint - The word rendered “shall ease” ישׂא yı̂śâ' means rather, shall bear; that is, shall lighten or sustain. The meaning is, that he sought relief on his bed.
