New English Translation
Job 11:17
17And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.
Job 11:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
- New International Version (NIV)Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And your life would be brighter than noonday. Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.
Context of Job 11:17
15For then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be securely established and will not fear. 16For you will forget your trouble; you will remember it like water that has flowed away. And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning. 18And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety. 19You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.
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וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִם יָק֣וּם חָ֑לֶד תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה כַּבֹּ֥קֶר תִּהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 11:17
- Job 42:11So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
- Psalms 37:6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.
- Psalms 92:14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
- Psalms 112:4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
- Isaiah 58:8Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard.
- Micah 7:8My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
- Zechariah 14:6On that day there will be no light – the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
- Luke 2:26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: “O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!
- Hosea 6:3So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the Lord! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
Commentaries on Job 11:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Thine age shall be clearer than the noonday - The rest of thy life shall be unclouded prosperity. Thou shalt shine forth - Thou shalt be in this unclouded state, as the sun in the firmament of heaven, giving light and heat to all around thee. Thou shalt be as the morning - Thus the sun of thy prosperity shall arise, and shine more and more unto the perfect day. This is the image which the sacred writer employs, and it is correct and elegant.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And thine age - Thy life. This does not mean old age, but the idea is, that his life would be cheerful and happy. Clearer than the noon-day - Margin, “Arise above the noon-day.” The margin is a literal rendering; but the sense is clear in the text. The idea is, that the remainder of his life would be bright as the sun if he would return to God. Thou shalt shine forth - Or rather, “thou art now in darkness, but thou shalt be as the morning.” The word used…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. 1717. age--days of life. the noon-day--namely, of thy former prosperity; which, in the poet's image, had gone on increasing, until it reached its height, as the sun rises higher and higher until it reaches the meridian (Pr 4:18). shine forth--rather, "though now in darkness, thou shall be as the morning"; or, "thy darkness (if any dark shade should arise on thee, it) shall be as the morning" (only the dullness of morning twilight, not nocturnal darkness)…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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