King James Version
Job 11:16 in the King James Version says “Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:”
Job 11:16 · KJV
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. be clearer: Heb. shall arise above the noon-day
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“Because thou shalt forget”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
“that pass away”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“and remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
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