Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
When I lie down, I say, When shall I rise? But the night is long, and I am full of tossing to and fro until the dawning of the day.
New American Standard Bible
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am
King James 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.
Holman Bible
When will I get up?
But the evening drags on endlessly,
and I toss and turn until dawn.
International Standard Version
"When I lie down I ask, "When will I wake up?' But the night continues and I keep tossing and turning until dawn.
A Conservative Version
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossing to and fro to the dawning of the day.
American 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.
Amplified
“When I lie down I say,
‘When shall I arise [and the night be gone]?’
But the night continues,
And I am continually tossing until the dawning of day.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.
Julia Smith Translation
If I lay down, and I said, When shall I arise, and the evening be measured? And I was filled with tossings even to the twilight
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I rise?' But [the] night is long, and I have my fill of tossing until dawn.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When I laid me down to sleep, I said, 'O when shall I rise?' Again, I longed sore for the night. Thus am I full of sorrow, till it be dark.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
As soon as I lie down, I say, When shall I arise? yet he lengtheneth out the evening, and I am wearied with tossings until the breeze of twilight.
Webster
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro to the dawning of the day.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 7:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
3 so I am made to possess months of vanity, and weary nights are appointed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I rise? But the night is long, and I am full of tossing to and fro until the dawning of the day. 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and has run afresh.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning you shall say, Oh that it were evening! And at evening you shall say, Oh that 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
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint,
Job 17:12
They set night for day; the light is near in the face of darkness.
Job 30:17
My bones are pierced in me in the night; and my gnawings never lie down.
Psalm 6:6
I am weary in my groaning; all the night I make my bed swim; I melt my couch with my tears.
Psalm 77:4
You keep my eyes awake; I am troubled and I cannot speak.
Psalm 109:23
As a shadow when it is stretched out, I am gone; I am shaken off like the locust.
Psalm 130:6
My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
Isaiah 54:11
Afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones among antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.