Job 7:13
If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
In Context
12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison?
14Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
Cross References
Job 7:3So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights.
Psalms 6:6For there is no one in death, that is mindful of thee: and who shall confess to thee in hell?
Matthew Henry on Job 7:8-17
7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou… Read the whole commentary →