Translations
Modern
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Traditional
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Literal
When I say, My bed will comfort me, my couch will lift my complaint,
Latin
Si dixero: Consolabitur me lectulus meus, et relevabor loquens mecum in strato meo:
Original
Hebrew
English
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Notes
Job's dreams and visions while sick were similar to those of Eliphaz (4:12–16).
Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Job's Trialc. 1650 BC