Job 11:17
And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
16For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
Cross References
Job 42:11Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
Psalms 92:14(92-15) They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and richness;
Psalms 112:4Unto the upright He shineth as a light in the darkness, gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward.
Hosea 6:3And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.'
Zechariah 14:6And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light, but heavy clouds and thick;
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 →