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You will be protected and will rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig <i>about thee, and</i> thou shalt take thy rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig <i>around you, and</i> take your rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would search around and rest securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then you would trust [with confidence], because there is hope; You would look around you and rest securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will rest safe and secure, filled with hope and emptied of worry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will feel confident because there's hope, and you will look around and rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll be secure, because there is hope; you'll see that you're at rest and safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have trusted because there is hope, "" And searched—in confidence you lie down,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst trust, for there is hope; and thou didst search out; thou shalt lie down confidently.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And you shall be secure, because there is hope; you shall look round you and lie down in safety; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And you will have confidence, because there is hope; you will be protected and take your rest in safety.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you will have confidence because there is hope; yea, you lie down and take your rest in safety:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you will trust that there is hope and you will sleep and you will be rested<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-18.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=1743" 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">17</span>Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: ū·ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">You will be secure,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·wāh (N-fs) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">hope,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm" title="2658: wə·ḥā·p̄ar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To dig, search for. A primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore.">and you will look around</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: tiš·kāḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and lie down</a> <a href="/hebrew/983.htm" title="983: lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Security. From batach; properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact and the feeling; often safely.">in safety.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.…<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="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13-14</a></span><br />Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. / Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm">Proverbs 23:18</a></span><br />For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a></span><br />And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a></span><br />We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Psalm 37:37</a></span><br />Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17</a></span><br />The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-5.htm">Psalm 146:5</a></span><br />Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-21.htm">Lamentations 3:21-23</a></span><br />Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: / Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17-18</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></span><br />I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-11.htm">Job 6:11</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> my strength, that I should hope? and what <i>is</i> mine end, that I should prolong my life?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-6.htm">Job 7:6</a></b></br> My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-27.htm">Job 22:27-29</a></b></br> Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows… </p><p class="hdg">thou shalt take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Leviticus 26:5,6</a></b></br> And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Psalm 3:5</a></b></br> I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-8.htm">Psalm 4:8</a></b></br> I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-14.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/job/6-27.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/job/8-15.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">Liest</a> <a href="/job/5-21.htm">Protected</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/7-13.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/5-11.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/job/10-6.htm">Search</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/job/11-15.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-1.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/6-20.htm">Trusted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-27.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/job/24-16.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">Liest</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Protected</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Round</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/24-23.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Search</a> <a href="/job/13-9.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/job/12-5.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Securely</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Trusted</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>You will be secure</b><br>This phrase speaks to the assurance of safety and stability. In the context of Job, Zophar is suggesting that if Job repents, he will find security. Biblically, security often comes from a relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a>, where those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High find rest. The idea of security is also echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-23.htm">Proverbs 3:23-26</a>, where wisdom and trust in the Lord lead to safety.<p><b>because there is hope</b><br>Hope is a central theme in the Bible, often linked to faith and trust in God. In the Old Testament, hope is frequently associated with waiting for God's deliverance, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-21.htm">Lamentations 3:21-24</a>. In the New Testament, hope is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, as described in <a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1-5</a>, where hope does not disappoint because of God's love. Theologically, hope is both a present assurance and a future expectation.<p><b>and you will look around</b><br>This phrase implies a sense of peace and confidence in one's surroundings. In the ancient Near Eastern context, being able to look around without fear was a sign of peace and prosperity. This is reminiscent of the peace described in <a href="/psalms/4-8.htm">Psalm 4:8</a>, where the psalmist lies down and sleeps in peace because the Lord makes him dwell in safety.<p><b>and lie down in safety</b><br>Lying down in safety suggests a state of rest and absence of fear. In biblical times, safety was a significant concern due to threats from enemies and wild animals. The imagery of lying down safely is also found in <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>, where the Lord, as a shepherd, leads His people to lie down in green pastures. This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers ultimate rest and safety to His followers, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>.<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 loss.<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 to offer counsel. Zophar is known for his direct and sometimes harsh approach, urging Job to repent and seek God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">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, whose wisdom and plans are beyond human understanding. He is the one who allows Job's trials and ultimately restores him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_restoration.htm">Suffering and Restoration</a></b><br>The overarching theme of the Book of Job, exploring the reasons for suffering and the hope of restoration through faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god_brings_security.htm">Hope in God Brings Security</a></b><br>True security is found in the hope that comes from trusting in God. Despite circumstances, believers can rest assured in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_peace_of_god_transcends_understanding.htm">The Peace of God Transcends Understanding</a></b><br>Even in the midst of trials, God's peace can guard our hearts and minds, allowing us to lie down in safety and confidence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Zophar's counsel, though harsh, points to the truth that repentance and turning to God can lead to restoration and renewed hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>Understanding that God is sovereign over all situations can provide comfort and assurance, knowing that He has a purpose and plan for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_trouble.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>The interactions between Job and his friends highlight the importance of wise and compassionate counsel during difficult times.<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/is_it_safer_to_believe_in_god_or_not.htm">Is it safer to believe in God or not?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_10_15_conflict_with_jesus.htm">Proverbs 10:15 depicts wealth as a 'fortified city'--does this conflict with Jesus' warnings about riches in the New Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_62_1-2_address_suffering.htm">In Psalm 62:1-2, how can the promise of complete safety in God be reconciled with the reality of suffering and death among believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wicked_prosper_despite_job_11_20.htm">Job 11:20 asserts the wicked lose hope, yet history and modern times show many unethical people prosper. How is this reconciled?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt dig about thee.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">thou shalt look around or search about thee, and see that thou canst lie down in safety. </span>(Comp. <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm" title="And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.">Joshua 2:2</a>, and <a href="/job/39-29.htm" title="From there she seeks the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.">Job 39:29</a>.) The same word means, indeed, to <span class= "ital">dig </span>and to <span class= "ital">blush; </span>but both meanings are incongruous and inadmissible here.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope</span>. Job, entering on this second period of prosperity, would be and feel secure; safe, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from any return of calamity, because hope would once more animate him and be his predominant feeling. No doubt "hope springs eternal in the human breast;" and when Job's prosperity was actually restored (<a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12-16</a>), these anticipations had their fulfilment; but, as uttered by Zophar, there is a ring of insincerity about them, and we cannot but feel that his object in expatiating at length on the details of Job's coming happiness is not to console and encourage his friend, but rather to annoy and exasperate him, since the entire basis on which he builds is the assumption of Job's heinous guilt (vers. 3, 6, 11, 14), and the prosperity which he promises is to follow upon an acknowledgment of guilt and a putting sway of iniquity (vers. 13, 14), which he knew that Job wholly repudiated<span class="cmt_word">. Yea, thou shalt dig about thee</span>. So Schultens, who understands it to mean that Job shall dig a moat around his habitation, to make himself perfectly secure. The verb has, however, two other meanings - "to investigate" or "search out," and "to blush;" and it is taken here in each of these meanings by some critics. Our Revisers translate, "Yea, thou shalt search about thee;" and so Canon Cook and Professor Stanley Loathes. Rosenmuller, on the other hand, and Professor Lee render the words by "Though thou shouldst blush," or "be ashamed." It is difficult to decide between such high authorities; but the fast that Job uses the verb in the sense of "search," "look after," in <a href="/job/39-29.htm">Job 39:29</a>, and does not elsewhere use it in either of the other senses, should incline us to accept the rendering of the Revised Version. <span class="cmt_word">And thou shalt take thy rest in safety</span>; or, <span class="accented">securely</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> with a sense of being in perfect security. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-18.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">You will be secure,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hope,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will look around</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·p̄ar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2658.htm">Strong's 2658: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pry into, to delve, to explore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lie down</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in safety.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבֶ֥טַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_983.htm">Strong's 983: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place of refuge, safety, safely</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-18.htm">Job 11:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:18 You shall be secure because there (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/11-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 11:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 11:19" /></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>