Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, New Living Translation I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,’ English Standard Version When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,’ Berean Standard Bible When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, King James Bible 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,’ New American Standard Bible “If I say, ‘My couch will comfort me, My bed will ease my complaint,’ NASB 1995 “If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’ NASB 1977 “If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’ Legacy Standard Bible If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me; My couch will ease my bitter musing,’ Amplified Bible “When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’ Christian Standard Bible When I say, “My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,” Holman Christian Standard Bible When I say: My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint, American Standard Version When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; Contemporary English Version I go to bed, hoping for rest, English Revised Version When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; GOD'S WORD® Translation When I say, 'My couch may give me comfort. My bed may help me bear my pain,' Good News Translation I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain. International Standard Version For I've said, 'My bed will comfort me; my couch will ease my burdens while I complain.' NET Bible If I say, "My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint," New Heart English Bible 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; Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleWhen I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, World English Bible When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen I said, My bed comforts me, "" In my talking He takes away my couch. Young's Literal Translation When I said, 'My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch. Smith's Literal Translation For I said, My bed shall comfort me; my couch shall lift up in my complaint; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch: Catholic Public Domain Version If I say, “My bed will comfort me, and I will find rest, speaking with myself on my blanket,” New American Bible When I say, “My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,” New Revised Standard Version When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I said that thou shalt comfort me, and I will be relieved of the pain of my sickbed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I said, ‘you will comfort me and I shall take heart from the agony of my lying down’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint'; Brenton Septuagint Translation I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible 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,… Cross References Psalm 6:6 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. Psalm 77:4 You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak. Psalm 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” Psalm 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears Psalm 38:8 I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. Psalm 31:9-10 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Psalm 69:3 I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. Psalm 88:1-3 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You. / May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. / For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. Psalm 13:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? / How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Psalm 22:2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 2 Corinthians 1:8 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. Treasury of Scripture When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints; My bed. Job 7:3,4 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me… Job 9:27,28 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: … Psalm 6:6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Jump to Previous Bed Comfort Complaint Complaints Couch Disease Ease Rest Talking ThinkJump to Next Bed Comfort Complaint Complaints Couch Disease Ease Rest Talking ThinkJob 7 1. Job excuses his desire of death.12. He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God. When I think my bed will comfort me In this phrase, Job expresses a common human desire for rest and relief from suffering. The bed, in ancient Near Eastern culture, was often seen as a place of solace and recovery. Job's expectation of comfort from his bed reflects a natural hope for physical and emotional respite. This longing for rest can be connected to the broader biblical theme of seeking refuge in God, as seen in Psalm 4:8, where the psalmist finds peace and safety in God's presence. Job's experience foreshadows the ultimate rest found in Christ, who invites the weary to find rest in Him (Matthew 11:28). and my couch will ease my complaint, Persons / Places / Events 1. JobThe central figure in the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He undergoes severe trials and suffering, losing his wealth, children, and health. 2. Uz The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia. 3. Job's Suffering The context of this verse is Job's lament over his intense suffering and the futility of seeking comfort in his physical surroundings. Teaching Points The Illusion of Earthly ComfortJob's expectation that his bed would bring comfort highlights the human tendency to seek solace in temporary, earthly things. True comfort is found in God alone. The Reality of Suffering Job's experience reminds us that suffering is a part of the human condition. It challenges us to seek God in our pain rather than relying solely on physical or material comforts. The Need for Spiritual Rest While physical rest is important, spiritual rest is essential. Jesus offers a rest that transcends physical circumstances, inviting us to find peace in Him. The Role of Lament in Faith Job's honest expression of his pain is a model for how believers can bring their struggles before God. Lament is a valid and important part of a faith journey. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Job 7How can Job's complaint in Job 3 align with a just and sovereign God, if he questions the value of his own birth? In Job 13:25, why does Job accuse God of targeting him as if he were light chaff, if God is portrayed as just and merciful? In light of Job 35:16, why would a merciful God remain silent if Job's pleas are without merit, given other scriptures showing God responding to human need? In Job 13:3, how can Job claim he wants to reason directly with God if Exodus 33:20 states no one can see God and live?Verses 13, 14. - When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint. Sometimes, notwithstanding his many "wearisome nights" (ver. 5), Job would entertain a hope of a few hours' rest and tranquillity, as, wearied and exhausted, he sought his couch, and laid himself down upon it, but only to be disappointed. Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions. Unpleasant dreams are said to be a symptom, or at any rate a frequent concomitant, of elephantiasis; but Job seems to speak of something worse than these. Horrible visions came upon him, which he believed to be sent directly from the Almighty, and which effectually disturbed his rest, making night hideous. Probably this was one of the modes in which Satan was permitted to try and test him. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I think אָ֭מַרְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say my bed עַרְשִׂ֑י (‘ar·śî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6210: A couch, divan will comfort me, תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי (tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge and my couch מִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃ (miš·kā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying will ease יִשָּׂ֥א (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take my complaint, בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י (ḇə·śî·ḥî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7878: To muse, complain, talk (of) Links Job 7:13 NIVJob 7:13 NLT Job 7:13 ESV Job 7:13 NASB Job 7:13 KJV Job 7:13 BibleApps.com Job 7:13 Biblia Paralela Job 7:13 Chinese Bible Job 7:13 French Bible Job 7:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 7:13 When I say 'My bed shall comfort (Jb) |
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