Job 11:16
For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
In Context
15For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
17And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.
Cross References
Genesis 41:51and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: 'for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'
Job 22:11Or darkness — thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.
Ecclesiastes 5:20For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.
Isaiah 54:4And desolate cities they cause to be inhabited. Fear not, for thou art not ashamed, Nor blush, for thou art not confounded, For the shame of thy youth thou forgettest, And the reproach of thy widowhood Thou dost not remember any more.
Isaiah 65:16So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, Doth bless himself In the God of faithfulness, And he who is swearing in the earth, Doth swear by the God of faithfulness, Because the former distresses have been forgotten, And because they have been hid from Mine eyes.
Revelation 7:14and I have said to him, 'Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, 'These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;
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 →