King James Version
Job 11:19 in the King James Version says “Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. make suit: Heb. intreat ...” — study this verse from Job chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. make suit: Heb. intreat thy face”
Job 11:19 · KJV
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
“Also thou shalt lie down”
H7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
“and none shall make thee afraid”
H2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
“shall make suit”
H2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
“unto thee”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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