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Even darkness will be as bright as morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>thine</i> age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And <i>your</i> life would be brighter than noonday. <i>Though</i> you were dark, you would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And your lifetime would arise <i>brighter</i> than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And your life would be brighter than the noonday; Darkness [then] would be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and your darkest night will be brighter than noon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then your life will be brighter than the noonday sun. The darkness in your life will become like morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than noonday. Even its darkness will be like dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thy age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And age rises above the noon, "" You fly—you are as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest -- as the morning thou art.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And life shall rise above the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday; its gloom shall become like the morning, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And your life will be brighter than the noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the pit will be clearer than the noonday, and the thick darkness will be like the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And at noon the grave shall rise up, and thick darkness will be like the dawn<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thy prayer <i>shall be</i> as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee <i>as</i> from the noonday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1738" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2465.htm" title="2465: ḥā·leḏ (N-ms) -- Duration, world. From an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life; hence, the world.">Your life</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">will be brighter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6672.htm" title="6672: ū·miṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mp) -- A light, double light, noon. From tsahar; a light: dual double light, i.e. Noon.">than noonday;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm" title="5774: tā·‘u·p̄āh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-3fs) -- To fly, to faint. A primitive root; to cover; hence to fly; also to faint.">its darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: kab·bō·qer (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">like the morning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a></span><br />Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></span><br />He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a></span><br />is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Psalm 112:4</a></span><br />Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></span><br />“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></span><br />The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Psalm 97:11</a></span><br />Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></span><br />The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23-24</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-43.htm">Matthew 13:43</a></span><br />Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And your age shall be clearer than the noonday: you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.</p><p class="hdg">age</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-11.htm">Job 42:11-17</a></b></br> Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Psalm 37:6</a></b></br> And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Psalm 92:14</a></b></br> They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;</p><p class="hdg">be clearer than.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">1 Chronicles 29:10</a></b></br> Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed <i>be</i> thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></b></br> Then shall we know, <i>if</i> we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter <i>and</i> former rain unto the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Age</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/acts/26-13.htm">Brighter</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-15.htm">Clearer</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/job/5-14.htm">Noon-Day</a> <a href="/job/9-7.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Shine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Age</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Brighter</a> <a href="/romans/3-5.htm">Clearer</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Noon-Day</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Shine</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your life will be brighter than noonday;</b><br>This phrase suggests a transformation from suffering to a state of clarity and blessing. In the context of Job, Zophar is speaking, implying that if Job repents, his life will be restored to a state of prosperity and joy. The imagery of "brighter than noonday" conveys the idea of the fullest light, symbolizing the highest point of blessing and understanding. Biblically, light often represents God's presence and favor (<a href="/psalms/27.htm">Psalm 27:1</a>, <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption and enlightenment found in Christ, who is described as the "light of the world."<p><b>its darkness will be like the morning.</b><br>Here, the contrast between darkness and morning suggests a reversal of misfortune. Darkness, often associated with suffering, ignorance, or sin (<a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>, <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>), will be transformed into the hope and renewal symbolized by morning. This transformation is reminiscent of the resurrection theme, where death (darkness) is conquered by life (morning). Culturally, the morning is a time of new beginnings, aligning with the biblical theme of God's mercies being new every morning (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ's work, where He turns the darkness of sin into the light of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who visit him during his time of suffering. Zophar is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Job 11</a>, offering his perspective on Job's situation and urging him to repent.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being in the Book of Job, who allows Job's trials and later restores him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_restoration.htm">Suffering and Restoration</a></b><br>Central themes in the Book of Job, exploring the nature of human suffering and the hope of divine restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_darkness.htm">Hope in Darkness</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, there is a promise of light and restoration. Trust in God's timing and His ability to turn mourning into joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>Zophar's advice, though not entirely applicable to Job's situation, highlights the importance of repentance and seeking God's forgiveness as a path to renewal and brighter days.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control, and His plans for us include both trials and triumphs. Our understanding is limited, but His wisdom is infinite.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_perspective.htm">The Power of Perspective</a></b><br>Our current struggles may seem overwhelming, but in God's light, they are temporary. Focus on the eternal perspective and the hope of a brighter future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_others.htm">Encouragement to Others</a></b><br>Use your experiences of God's faithfulness to encourage others who are in darkness, reminding them of the promise of brighter days.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_job_17__historical_or_allegory.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to support the events in Job 17, or does it appear solely allegorical?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_50_10_fit_with_trust_in_god.htm">How does Isaiah 50:10 reconcile with the broader biblical narrative on trust in God, given that many faithful individuals still faced dire outcomes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_job_17_13-16_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Do the despairing references to the grave and Sheol in Job 17:13-16 conflict with later biblical teachings on hope and resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_4_17_declare_humans_unjust.htm">In Job 4:17, how can humans be declared unjust by default if the text elsewhere affirms God's love and mercy toward humanity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Thine age shall be clearer than the noonday.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">there shall arise for thee a lifetime brighter than the noonday; thou shalt soar on high; thou shalt be like the morning, </span>which is conceived of as having wings (<a href="/psalms/139-9.htm" title="If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;">Psalm 139:9</a>). (Comp. <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm" title="But to you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and you shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.">Malachi 4:2</a>, of the Sun of Righteousness.) This is how we understand the word rendered <span class= "ital">thou shalt shine forth. </span>Many take it as a substantive, meaning <span class= "ital">darkness, </span>in which case we must render, <span class= "ital">though there be darkness, thou shalt be as the morning.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday</span>; literally, <span class="accented">shall arise above the noonday</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "exceed it in splendour." Instead of the "thick darkness" to which Job is looking forward (<a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21, 22</a>), he shall bask in a light brighter than that of the sun at noon. <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt shine forth</span>. The Hebrew cannot possibly bear this meaning. The uncommon word used is allied with <span class="hebrew">עֵיפָה</span>, "obscurity," and, if a verb, should mean "thou shalt be obscure," rather than "thou shalt shine forth." But it is perhaps a substantive, meaning "darkness;" and the translation of the Revised Version is perhaps correct: "Though there be darkness." Thou shalt be as the morning. "Thy light," as Professor Lee explains, "shall gradually rise and expand itself far and wide." It shall dispel the darkness, and take its place," shining more and more unto the perfect day" (<a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your life</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֑לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2465.htm">Strong's 2465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Life, the world</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be brighter</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than noonday;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6672.htm">Strong's 6672: </a> </span><span class="str2">A light, double light, noon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה</span> <span class="translit">(tā·‘u·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5774.htm">Strong's 5774: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fly, to faint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the morning.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּבֹּ֥קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-17.htm">Job 11:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:17 Life shall be clearer than the noonday (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>