English Standard Version
Job 11:15
15Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear.
Job 11:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
- New International Version (NIV)then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then your face will brighten with innocence. You will be strong and free of fear.
Context of Job 11:15
13"If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him. 14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents. Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear. 16You will forget your misery; you will remember it as waters that have passed away. 17And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
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כִּי־אָ֤ז׀ תִּשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֣יךָ מִמּ֑וּם וְהָיִ֥יתָ מֻ֝צָ֗ק וְלֹ֣א תִירָֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 11:15
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction.
- Job 22:26For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Genesis 4:5but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
- Psalms 119:6Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
- 1 Timothy 2:8I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
- 1 John 3:19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 112:6For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.
- Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Commentaries on Job 11:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot - That is, thy face shall be bright, clear, and cheerful. Thus, we speak of a bright and happy countenance. Zophar undoubtedly designs to show what his appearance would be, contrasted with what it then was. Now his countenance was dejected and sad. It was disfigured by tears, and terror, and long continued anguish. But if he would put away iniquity, and return to God, his face would be cheerful again, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we are looked upon in the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Zophar refers to Job's own words (Job 10:15), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice, he may "lift up his face." spot--(De 32:5). steadfast--literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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