Job 11:18
“And thou shalt be secure because there is hope, yea thou shalt digge about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.”
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Job 11:18 Context
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that passe away: 17And thine age shalbe clearer then the noone day; thou shalt shine foorth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18And thou shalt be secure because there is hope, yea thou shalt digge about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 19Also thou shalt lye downe, and none shall make thee afraid; yea many shall make suite vnto thee. 20But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giuing vp of the ghost.
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Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version
"Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search `about thee', and shalt take thy rest in safety.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;
- Basic English Bible
And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.
- Darby Bible
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
- Webster's Bible
You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.
- World English Bible
And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 11:18
11:18 Secure - Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrors, because thou shalt have a firm and well - grounded confidence in God. Dig - Either to fix thy tents, which after the manner of the Arabians were removed from place to place: or to plough the ground, as he had done, chap.#1:14|, or to make a fence about thy dwelling.