Job 11:16
And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
In Context
17And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noon-day.
Cross References
Genesis 41:51And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, said he, has made me forget all my toils, and all + 41:51 Gr. things belong to my father.my father's house.
Job 22:11The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
Isaiah 54:4Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy + 54:4 Gr. ancient Or, everlasting.former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.
Isaiah 65:16which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, and it shall not come into their mind.
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 →