Skip to content

Job 11:18

Job 11:18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

My Notes

Commentary

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thou shall be secure,.... From coming into like darkness, difficulties, and distress again, and from every evil and enemy; nothing shall come nigh to disturb and hurt, nothing to be feared from…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And thou shalt be secure - You will feel confident that your prosperity will be permanent, and you will be free from the distressing anxieties and fears which you now have. Thou shalt dig about thee -…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 11:13-20

Zophar, as the other two, here encourages Job to hope for better times if he would but come to a better temper.

I. He gives him good counsel (Job 11:13, Job 11:14), as Eliphaz did (Job 5:8), and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

because there is hope In opposition to Job's desponding pictures of his life, ch. Job 7:6 seq., Job 9:25 seq., Job 10:20 seq.

thou shalt dig about thee Rather, thou shalt look, or search, about thee,…