Job 7:4
When I lie down, I think, 'When will I get up?' But the night drags on, and I am filled with tossing till dawn.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, and the night be gone?' And I am full of tossing to and fro until the dawning of the day.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
When I lie down,{H7901} I say,{H559} When shall I arise,{H6965} and the night{H6153} be gone?{H4059} And I am full{H7646} of tossings to and fro{H5076} unto the dawning of the day.{H5399}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
When I lie down{H7901}{(H8804)}, I say{H559}{(H8804)}, When shall I arise{H6965}{(H8799)}, and the night{H6153} be gone{H4059}? and I am full{H7646}{(H8804)} of tossings to and fro{H5076} unto the dawning of the day{H5399}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
When I layed me downe to slepe, I sayde: O when shal I ryse? Agayne, I longed sore for the night. Thus am I full off sorowe, till it be darcke.
Geneva Bible (1560)
If I layed me downe, I sayde, When shall I arise? and measuring the euening I am euen full with tossing to and fro vnto the dawning of the day.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
When I layde me downe to sleepe, I sayde, O when shall I arise? and measuring the euening, I am euen full with tossing to and fro vnto the dawning of the day.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, and the night be gone?' I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
If I lay down then I said, `When do I rise!' And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
When I go to my bed, I say, When will it be time to get up? but the night is long, and I am turning from side to side till morning light.
World English Bible (2000)
When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, and the night be gone?' I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
If I lie down, I say,‘When will I arise?’, and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 28:67 : 67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights your eyes will see.
- Job 7:13-14 : 13 When I think my bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint, 14 then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
- Job 17:12 : 12 They make night into day: ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the presence of darkness.
- Job 30:17 : 17 At night my bones are pierced within me, and my veins find no rest.
- Ps 6:6 : 6 For in death, no one remembers You; in the grave, who can give You thanks?
- Ps 77:4 : 4 I remember God and moan; I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah.
- Ps 109:23 : 23 I am fading away like a shadow at sunset; I am shaken off like a locust.
- Ps 130:6 : 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Isa 54:11 : 11 O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted! Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.
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