Job 7:4
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
When I lie down, I think, 'When will I get up?' But the night drags on, and I am filled with tossing till dawn.
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.
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 shall say, Would God it were evening! and at evening you shall say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of your heart with which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.
- Job 7:13-14 : 13 When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,' 14 then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me with visions:
- Job 17:12 : 12 They change the night into day; the light is near because of darkness.
- Job 30:17 : 17 My bones are pierced in me at night, and my sinews find no rest.
- Ps 6:6 : 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.
- Ps 77:4 : 4 You hold my eyes wide awake: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
- Ps 109:23 : 23 I am gone like a shadow when it declines; I am tossed up and down like the locust.
- Ps 130:6 : 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning; yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
- Isa 54:11 : 11 O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted: behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
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