- Bible
- Job
- Chapter 11
- Verse 19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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Gill's Exposition
Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid,.... Either lie down on his bed, as before, or by his flocks, and where they lie down, and none should disturb him or them; not thieves and…
Barnes' Notes
Many shall make suit unto thee - Many shall come in a suppliant manner to ask counsel and advice. The meaning is, that he would be a man of distinction, to whom many would look for counsel. This was…
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…
Cambridge Bible
make suit unto thee The phrase means literally: shall stroke thy face, i. e. supplicate or flatter thee. Pro 19:6; Psa 45:12.
The picture which Zophar draws of Job's restored prosperity is beautiful.…
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