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:
KJV
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:
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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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
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 18:8And 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 18:9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Job 18:4He 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 14:1To 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 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Hosea 7:11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Jonah 4:9And 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 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
2 Timothy 3:6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 11:16.
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 9:7Remember, 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 40:23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Genesis 9:15And 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.
Frequently asked questions
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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