King James Version
Job 11:18 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.”
Job 11:18 · KJV
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
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape , and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt be secure”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“because there is”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“yea thou shalt dig”
H2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
“in safety”
H983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
“about thee and thou shalt take thy rest”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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