Translations
Modern
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
Traditional
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Literal
When I lie down, then I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is measured out, and I am full of tossings until dawn.
Latin
Si dormiero, dicam: Quando consurgam? et rursum expectabo vesperam, et replebor doloribus usque ad tenebras.
Original
Hebrew
English
When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
Notes
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 Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Night: Wearisome to the Afflicted