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All their years will be pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If they obey and serve <i>him</i>, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If they obey and serve <i>Him,</i> They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If they listen and serve <i>Him,</i> They will end their days in prosperity, And their years in happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If they hear and serve <i>Him,</i> They shall end their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If they hear and serve <i>Him</i>, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If they hear and serve <i>Him,</i> They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasantness <i>and</i> joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they serve Him obediently, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if they obey, they will be successful and happy from then on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If they hearken and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If righteous people listen and serve [him], they will live out their days in prosperity and their years in comfort.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they'll finish their lives in prosperity and their years will be pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If they hear and serve, "" They complete their days in good, "" And their years in pleasantness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If they will hear and will serve him, they shall finish their days in good, and their years in delights.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If they listen and obey, they will fill their days with goodness and complete their years in glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If they listen and serve him, they spend their days in prosperity, their years in happiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If they listen, and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If they obey and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If they will hear and they will do, also their days will be perfected in goodness, and their years in pleasures<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If they hearken and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If they should hear and serve <i>him</i>, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/36-11.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=5566" 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/36.htm">Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">they obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and serve Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: yə·ḵal·lū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">then they end</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">their days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: baṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">in prosperity</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·šə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and their years</a> <a href="/hebrew/5273.htm" title="5273: ban·nə·‘î·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, delightful. From na'em; delightful.">in happiness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.…<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="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-2</a></span><br />“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-13.htm">Psalm 81:13-16</a></span><br />If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways, / how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes! / Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a></span><br />My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Isaiah 48:18</a></span><br />If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Psalm 119:2</a></span><br />Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Proverbs 8:32-36</a></span><br />Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. / Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. / Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a></span><br />But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-22.htm">1 John 3:22</a></span><br />and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Psalm 112:1-3</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. / His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. / Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a></span><br />He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2-3</a></span><br />Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.</p><p class="hdg">If</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-21.htm">Job 22:21</a></b></br> Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Deuteronomy 4:30</a></b></br> When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, <i>even</i> in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a></b></br> But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.</p><p class="hdg">spend</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-13.htm">Job 11:13-19</a></b></br> If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-11.htm">Job 21:11</a></b></br> They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-23.htm">Job 22:23</a></b></br> If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/35-6.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">Contentment</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/34-36.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/36-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/34-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/job/34-34.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/job/36-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/esther/1-15.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">Pleasantness</a> <a href="/job/31-16.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Pleasures</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/job/34-16.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-12.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-23.htm">Contentment</a> <a href="/job/36-15.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/36-31.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/job/39-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Pleasantness</a> <a href="/job/40-19.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Pleasures</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/job/37-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/job/37-4.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Job 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Elihu shows how God is just in his ways</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-16.htm">How Job's sins hinder God's blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/36-24.htm">God's works are to be magnified</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'; 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In the context of Job, Elihu is speaking about the consequences of human actions in relation to divine justice. Obedience to God is a central tenet in the Old Testament, seen in the covenant relationship between God and Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13-15</a>). Serving God is also highlighted in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of serving God rather than wealth (<a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a>). The call to obedience and service is a call to align one's life with God's will, reflecting a heart transformed by faith.<p><b>then they end their days in prosperity</b><br>Prosperity in the biblical sense often refers to more than just material wealth; it includes spiritual well-being and peace. In the historical context of Job, prosperity was seen as a sign of God's favor. This aligns with the wisdom literature's general principle that righteousness leads to blessing (<a href="/proverbs/3.htm">Proverbs 3:1-2</a>). However, the book of Job challenges the simplistic equation of righteousness with prosperity, as Job's suffering occurs despite his righteousness. This phrase can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate prosperity found in eternal life through Christ, who offers spiritual riches beyond earthly wealth (<a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3</a>).<p><b>and their years in happiness</b><br>Happiness, or joy, in the biblical context is often linked to a right relationship with God. The Hebrew concept of "shalom" encompasses peace, completeness, and contentment, which are aspects of true happiness. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, long life and happiness were seen as blessings from God (<a href="/psalms/128.htm">Psalm 128:1-2</a>). The New Testament expands on this by teaching that true joy is found in Christ, regardless of circumstances (<a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Philippians 4:4</a>). This phrase points to the ultimate fulfillment of joy in the presence of God, as seen in the promise of eternal life with Him (<a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, Job is the central figure in the Book of Job. He undergoes severe trials and suffering but remains steadfast in his faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends in the latter part of the book. Elihu offers a perspective that emphasizes God's justice and sovereignty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel. It serves as the setting for the events of the Book of Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's trials to test his faith 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, where Job's faith is tested through suffering, leading to a deeper understanding of God's nature and eventual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_leads_to_blessing.htm">Obedience Leads to Blessing</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the principle that obedience to God results in prosperity and happiness. This is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, encouraging believers to live in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/service_to_god.htm">Service to God</a></b><br>Serving God is not just about following rules but involves a heart posture of worship and dedication. True service is an expression of love and reverence for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prosperity.htm">Understanding Prosperity</a></b><br>Biblical prosperity is not solely material wealth but includes spiritual well-being and fulfillment. It is important to align our understanding of prosperity with God's perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_through_trials.htm">Endurance Through Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, believers may face trials, but enduring with faith and obedience can lead to eventual restoration and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Elihu's speech reminds us of God's ultimate control and fairness. Trusting in His justice can provide comfort during difficult times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_if_you_abandon_faith.htm">What does it profit to gain the world?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_36_11-12_fit_real_hardships.htm">In Job 36:11-12, obedience supposedly leads to prosperity while disobedience brings destruction; how does this align with the real-world experiences of faithful people in hardship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_you_choose_life_or_death.htm">What defines being blessed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">They shall spend their days in prosperity.</span>--It is, perhaps, not more easy to reconcile this teaching of Elihu's with the realities of actual fact than it is the notions of Job's friends as to direct retribution in life.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures</span> (comp. <a href="/job/12-13.htm">Job 12:13-19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13</a>). Under the old covenant, prosperity was promised to the righteous, and even to the repentant, frequently, and in the most definite terms. Under the new, when any such promise is made, it is carefully guarded (<a href="/mark/10-30.htm">Mark 10:30</a>); while in many passages the promise is of an opposite character - the righteous are told to expect tribulations and persecutions (<a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a>; <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a>: <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Hebrews 12:1-11</a>; <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12, 13</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/36-11.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">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they obey</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁמְע֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and serve [Him],</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will end</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַלּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵal·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in prosperity</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּטּ֑וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(baṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their years</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in happiness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ban·nə·‘î·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5273.htm">Strong's 5273: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, delightful</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/36-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 36:11 If they listen and serve him they (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/36-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 36:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 36:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/36-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 36:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 36:12" /></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>