Giobbe 7:13

13 Quando io dico: La mia lettiera mi darà alleggiamento, Il mio letto solleverà parte del mio lamento;

Giobbe 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Giobbe 7:13 In-Context

11 Io altresì non ratterrò la mia bocca; Io parlerò nell’angoscia del mio spirito, Io mi lamenterò nell’amaritudine dell’anima mia.

12 Sono io un mare, o una balena, Che tu mi ponga guardia attorno?

13 Quando io dico: La mia lettiera mi darà alleggiamento, Il mio letto solleverà parte del mio lamento;

14 Allora tu mi sgomenti con sogni, E mi spaventi con visioni.

15 Talchè io nell’animo sceglierei innanzi di essere strangolato, E innanzi vorrei la morte che le mie ossa.