Job 7:13

13 Wanneer ik zeg: Mijn bedstede zal mij vertroosten, mijn leger zal van mijn klacht wat wegnemen;

Job 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

Job 7:13

When I say, my bed shall comfort me
When he thought within himself that he would lie down upon his bed and try if he could get a little sleep, which might comfort and refresh him, and which he promised himself he should obtain by this means, as he had formerly had an experience of:

my couch shall ease my complaint;
he concluded, that by lying down upon his couch, and falling asleep, it would give some ease of body and mind; that his body would, at least, for some time be free from pain, and his mind composed, and should cease from complaining for a while; which interval would be a relief to him, and of considerable service. Some render it, "my couch shall burn" F8; be all on fire, and torture me instead of giving ease; and so may have respect to his burning ulcers.


FOOTNOTES:

F8 (avy) "ardebit", Pagninus; so Kimchi in Sepher Shorash. & Ben Melech in loc.

Job 7:13 In-Context

11 Zo zal ik ook mijn mond niet wederhouden, ik zal spreken in benauwdheid mijns geestes; ik zal klagen in bitterheid mijner ziel.
12 Ben ik dan een zee, of walvis, dat Gij om mij wachten zet?
13 Wanneer ik zeg: Mijn bedstede zal mij vertroosten, mijn leger zal van mijn klacht wat wegnemen;
14 Dan ontzet Gij mij met dromen, en door gezichten verschrikt Gij mij;
15 Zodat mijn ziel de verworging kiest; den dood meer dan mijn beenderen.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.