King James Version
Job 11:17 in the King James Version says “And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. be clearer: Heb. ...” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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”
Job 11:17 · KJV
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.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. make suit: Heb. intreat thy face
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall be clearer”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“And thine age”
H2465life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)
“thou shalt shine forth”
H5774to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
“thou shalt be as the morning”
H1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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