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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.
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The Agony of a Sleepless Night
Commentators highlight how Job's words paint a vivid and relatable picture of intense suffering. His nights are not restful but are filled with physical 'tossings to and fro' and mental anguish, making him desperately long for morning. Scholars explain the Hebrew words emphasize a night that feels endlessly long, a common experience for those in deep pain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When I lie down - I find no comfort and no rest on my bed. My nights are long, and I am impatient for them to pass, and it is equally so wit…
19th Century
Anglican
When I lie down, I say. —Or, When I lie down, then I say, When shall I arise? But the night is long, and I am filled with toss…
Baptist
Such was the dreadful disease under which this man of God labored, for the worst of pain may happen to the best of men.
Sometimes, God plows …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When I lie down, I say, when shall I arise Or, "then I say" F20; that is, as soon as he laid himself down…
Job here excuses what he could not justify: his desire for death. Observe man's present place: he is on earth. He is still on earth, not in hell. I…
13th Century
Catholic
Since Eliphaz previously spoke (Job 5:17–27) to move blessed Job from despair, he promised him earthly happiness if he would not reject…
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