Job 7:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;”

Job 7:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 7:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 7:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’”

Job 7:13 — World English Bible

Job 7:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; ”

Job 7:13 — American Standard Version

Job 7:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When I said, `My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.”

Job 7:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 7:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; ”

Job 7:13 — Darby Translation

Job 7:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When I say, My couch shall relieue me, and my bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,”

Job 7:13 — Geneva Bible

Job 7:13 in Context — Job 7

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 settest a watch over me?

13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

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What Does Job 7:13 Mean?

Job 7:13 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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