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Job 11:16

11:15 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:

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for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it like waters that have passed away.

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

11:17 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

What does Job 11:16 mean?

Job 11:16 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַח (shâkach), עָמָל (ʻâmâl), זָכַר (zâkar). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Because
thou
shalt
forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
thy
misery,עָמָלʻâmâl/aw-mawl'/H5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and
rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
it
as
watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
that
pass
away:עָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

Commentary on Job 11:16

HENRY_FULL · Job 11:16
Eliphaz, in the foregoing chapter, for the making good of his charge against Job, had vouched a word from heaven, sent him in a vision. In this chapter he appeals to those that bear record on earth, to the saints, the faithful witnesses of God's truth in all ages, ver. 1 . They will testify, I. That the sin of sinners is their ruin, ver. 2-5 . II. That yet affliction is the common lot of mankind, ver. 6, 7 . III. That when we are in affliction it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God, for he is able and ready to help us, ver. 8-16 . IV. That the afflictions which are borne well will end well; and Job particularly, if he would come to a better temper, might assure himself that God had great mercy in store for him, ver. 17-27 . So that he concludes his discourse in somewhat a better humour than he began it. The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

1 Samuel 18:8

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes

1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Job 18:4

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? himself: Heb. his soul

Psalms 14:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:23

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Proverbs 8:5

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Jonah 4:9

And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. Doest: or, Art thou greatly angry? I do well: or, I am greatly angry

Romans 2:8

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

2 Timothy 3:6

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 11:16.

Genesis 8:1

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

Deuteronomy 9:7

Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.

Genesis 40:23

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

Genesis 9:15

And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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What does Job 11:16 say?

Job 11:16 (King James Version) reads: "Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:"

Is Job 11:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 11:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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