Job 11:18

And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

In Context

17And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,

19Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.

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Cross References

Job 6:11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience?

Job 22:27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;

Psalms 4:8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.

Proverbs 3:24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Romans 5:3And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

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 →

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