Job 11:16

And thou shalt forget trouble, 1 As a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

In Context

15For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; 1 And thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear. 1

17And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, 1 And life shall arise to thee as from the noonday. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 41:51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn, Manasseh; For God, said he, has made me forget all my toils, and all my father’s house.

Job 22:11The light has proved darkness to thee, 1 And water has covered thee on thy lying down. 1

Isaiah 54:4Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy 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 →

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