Job 7:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 7:13

11 “Therefore I will ^anot restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will ^bcomplain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?

13 ^aWhen I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’

14 Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,

15 So that my soul chooses strangling
And death rather than¹ my body.

16 ^aI loathe my life;
I would not live forever.
^bLet me alone,
For ^cmy days are but a breath.

17 “What^a is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,

Verse Comparison: Job 7:13

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

Amplified® Bible
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,

Contemporary English Version
I go to bed, hoping for rest,

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

Good News Bible
I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain.

King James Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;

New American Standard Bible
"If I say, `My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'

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

New King James Version
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If I say, ' My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'

Revised Standard Version
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.

New English Translation
If¹ I say,² “My bed will comfort me,³ my couch will ease⁴ my complaint,”