Job 11:18
And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
17And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.
19Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;
Cross References
Job 6:11Have I strength to go on waiting, or have I any end to be looking forward to?
Job 22:27You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.
Psalms 4:8\4:7\Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
Proverbs 3:24When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;
Matthew Henry on Job 11:14-20
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea,… Read the whole commentary →