Hiob 7:13

13 Wenn ich gedachte: Mein Bett soll mich trösten, mein Lager soll mir meinen Jammer erleichtern,

Hiob 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.

Hiob 7:13 In-Context

11 Darum will ich auch meinem Munde nicht wehren; ich will reden in der Angst meines Herzens und will klagen in der Betrübnis meiner Seele.

12 Bin ich denn ein Meer oder ein Meerungeheuer, daß du mich so verwahrst?

13 Wenn ich gedachte: Mein Bett soll mich trösten, mein Lager soll mir meinen Jammer erleichtern,

14 so erschrecktest du mich mit Träumen und machtest mir Grauen durch Gesichte,

15 daß meine Seele wünschte erstickt zu sein und meine Gebeine den Tod.