Job 9:27


“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,’

Job 7:13


“When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’

Job 7:11


“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord].

Psalm 77:2-3


In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;
In the night my hand was stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted.

Jeremiah 8:18


Oh, that I (Jeremiah) could find comfort from my sorrow [for my grief is beyond healing],
My heart is sick and faint within me!

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Summary

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

General references

Bible References

General references

Job 7:13

“When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’
Psalm 77:2

In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;
In the night my hand was stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted.
Jeremiah 8:18

Oh, that I (Jeremiah) could find comfort from my sorrow [for my grief is beyond healing],
My heart is sick and faint within me!