Job 7:13 Meaning and Explanation
“When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job hopes his bed will bring relief and ease his grief, even for a night.
What Does Job 7:13 Mean?
Job describes the simple hope of a sufferer at the end of a hard day: that lying down to rest might bring some comfort, that his couch might ease the complaint pressing on him.
This is the small, human longing for sleep to be a refuge. Job sets it up here so that the next verse can show how even this hope is overturned for him. Yet the very wish reminds us that God designed rest as a gift. The believer who cannot find ease on the pillow may still find it in the One who gives His beloved sleep and who is Himself the truest rest of the weary.
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What does Job 7:13 mean?
Job hopes his bed will bring relief and ease his grief, even for a night.