Job 7:13

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Cross-reference

Job 7:3 Parallel

In Job 7:3, Job laments months of emptiness and nights of misery—the same context of sleepless suffering that makes his bed a false comfort.

Job 7:4 Parallel

Job 7:4 describes tossing all night long—directly illustrating why the bed fails to comfort him.

Job 9:27 Parallel

In Job 9:27, Job again expresses a hopeful intention—to forget his complaint—but the context shows it fails, mirroring the empty hope of bed comfort.

Job 9:28 Parallel

Job 9:28 reveals the fear that ruins his attempt at cheer—similar to how his bed does not actually ease his complaint.

Psalm 6:6 Parallel

Psalm 6:6 uses the same bed-and-couch imagery: drenching with tears every night—a vivid parallel to Job's failed comfort.

Psalm 77:4 Parallel

Psalm 77:4 speaks of eyelids held open by trouble—another description of sleeplessness like Job's, highlighting distress.

Psalm 102:7 Parallel

Psalm 102:7 says 'I lie awake' like a lonely sparrow—direct parallel to Job's sleepless night, both seeking rest.

Daniel 4:5 Parallel

In Daniel 4:5, Nebuchadnezzar similarly describes being terrified by dreams while in bed, echoing Job's complaint about disturbing visions.

Ecclesiastes 2:23 notes that even at night the heart finds no rest—parallel to Job's bed not bringing comfort.