
Text -- Job 11:18 (NET)




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Wesley: Job 11:18 - -- Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrors, because thou shalt have a firm and well - grounded confidence in God.
Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrors, because thou shalt have a firm and well - grounded confidence in God.

Wesley: Job 11:18 - -- Either to fix thy tents, which after the manner of the Arabians were removed from place to place: or to plough the ground, as he had done, Job 1:14, o...
Either to fix thy tents, which after the manner of the Arabians were removed from place to place: or to plough the ground, as he had done, Job 1:14, or to make a fence about thy dwelling.
JFB: Job 11:18 - -- The experience of thy life will teach thee there is hope for man in every trial.
The experience of thy life will teach thee there is hope for man in every trial.

JFB: Job 11:18 - -- Namely, wells; the chief necessity in the East. Better, "though now ashamed (Rom 5:5, opposed to the previous 'hope'), thou shalt then rest safely" [G...
Namely, wells; the chief necessity in the East. Better, "though now ashamed (Rom 5:5, opposed to the previous 'hope'), thou shalt then rest safely" [GESENIUS];
Clarke: Job 11:18 - -- And thou shalt be secure - Thou shalt not fear any farther evils to disturb thy prosperity, for thou shalt have a well-grounded hope and confidence ...
And thou shalt be secure - Thou shalt not fear any farther evils to disturb thy prosperity, for thou shalt have a well-grounded hope and confidence that thou shalt no more be visited by adversity

Clarke: Job 11:18 - -- Yea, thou shalt dig - I believe this neither refers to digging his grave, nor to curiously investigating surrounding circumstances; but to the custo...
Yea, thou shalt dig - I believe this neither refers to digging his grave, nor to curiously investigating surrounding circumstances; but to the custom of digging for water in the places where they pitched their tents. It was a matter of high importance in Asiatic countries to find good wells of wholesome water; and they were frequently causes of contention among neighboring chiefs, who sometimes stopped them up, and at other times seized them as their own. Through envy of Isaac’ s prosperity the Philistines stopped up all the wells which Abraham had digged, Gen 26:12-16. And we find the herdsmen of Gerar contending with Isaac’ s servants about the wells which the latter had digged; so that they were obliged to abandon two of the chief of them, and remove to a distance in order to dig and find quiet possession. See Gen 31:17-22. Zophar, in reference to all these sorts of contentions and petty wars about wells and springs, tells Job that in the state of prosperity to which he shall be brought by the good providence of God, he shall dig - find wells of living water; none shall contend with him; and he shall rest in safety, all the neighboring chieftains cultivating friendship with him; see on Job 5:23 (note), Job 5:24 (note); and that this is the meaning of the passage the following verse shows: Thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. Thou shalt be in perfect security; no enemy shall molest thee, and many shall seek thy friendship.
TSK -> Job 11:18
TSK: Job 11:18 - -- because : Job 6:11, Job 7:6, Job 22:27-29; Psa 43:5; Pro 14:32; Rom 5:3-5; Col 1:27
thou shalt take : Lev 26:5, Lev 26:6; Psa 3:5, Psa 4:8; Pro 3:24-2...

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Barnes -> Job 11:18
Barnes: Job 11:18 - -- And thou shalt be secure - You will feel confident that your prosperity will be permanent, and you will be free from the distressing anxieties ...
And thou shalt be secure - You will feel confident that your prosperity will be permanent, and you will be free from the distressing anxieties and fears which you now have.
Thou shalt dig about thee - The Chaldee renders this, "thou shalt prepare for thyself a sepulchre, and shalt lie down in safety."The word used here (
(1) "to dig"- as, e. g. a well, and under this signification to search out, to explore; and,
(2.) to be ashamed, to blush, Isa 1:29.
According to Gesenius, the latter here is the signification. "Now thou art ashamed, then thou shalt dwell in quiet,"Lexicon. So Noyes renders it. Dr. Good translates it, "yea, thou shalt look around;"Rosenmuller, "thou art suffused with shame."This is, probably, the true sense; and the idea is, that though he was now covered with shame, yet he would lie down in peace and safety if he would return to the Lord.
Poole -> Job 11:18
Poole: Job 11:18 - -- i.e. Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrors, because thou shalt have a firm and well-grounded hope and confidence in God’ s merciful and...
i.e. Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrors, because thou shalt have a firm and well-grounded hope and confidence in God’ s merciful and providential care of thee. Or, thou shalt be confident that thou shalt have what thou hopest for , the act, hope , being put for the object, as is very usual, i.e. thou shalt have assurance in and from God, that thy hopes shall not be disappointed, but fulfilled. This is opposed to that fear, Job 11:15 .
Thou shalt dig about thee either to fix thy tents, which after the manner of the Arabians were removed from place to place for conveniency of pasturage for their cattle; or to find out water for thy cattle, as they did, Ge 26 ; or to plough the ground, as he had done, Job 1:14 ; or to make a fence about thy dwelling; for both the foregoing and following passages express his secure and safe condition.
In safety free from dangers and the fear of them, because of God’ s fatherly providence watching over thee when thou canst not watch over thyself.
Haydock -> Job 11:18
Haydock: Job 11:18 - -- Secure, dying full of hope. (Chaldean) Hebrew, "thou shalt dig," (for water, which was there a great treasure, Genesis xxi. 25., and xxvi. 15.) or ...
Secure, dying full of hope. (Chaldean) Hebrew, "thou shalt dig," (for water, which was there a great treasure, Genesis xxi. 25., and xxvi. 15.) or to fasten down thy tent, (Calmet) "and rest secure." (Haydock)
Gill -> Job 11:18
Gill: Job 11:18 - -- And thou shall be secure,.... From coming into like darkness, difficulties, and distress again, and from every evil and enemy; nothing shall come nigh...
And thou shall be secure,.... From coming into like darkness, difficulties, and distress again, and from every evil and enemy; nothing shall come nigh to disturb and hurt, nothing to be feared from any quarter, all around: or "shalt be confident" y; have a strong faith and full assurance of it, in the love of God, in the living Redeemer, and in the promises which respect the life that now is, and that which is to come:
because there is hope; of the mercy of God, of salvation by Christ, and of eternal glory and happiness, as well as of a continuance of outward prosperity; faith and hope mutually assist each other; faith is the substance of things hoped for, and hope of better and future things on a good foundation encourages faith and confidence:
yea, thou shalt dig about thee; to let in stakes for the pitching and fixing of tents to dwell in, and for more commodious pasturage; or for wells of water, for the supply both of the family and the flocks; or rather, for ditches and trenches to secure from thieves and robbers, or for drains to carry off floods of water:
and thou shalt take thy rest in safety; lie down on the bed and sleep in the night season in peace and quietness, having nothing to fear; being well entrenched, and secure from depredations and inundations; and, more especially being hedged about and protected by the power and providence of God; see Psa 3:5; the Targum is,
"thou shall prepare a grave, and lie down, and sleep secure.''

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TSK Synopsis -> Job 11:1-20
TSK Synopsis: Job 11:1-20 - --1 Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself.5 God's wisdom is unsearchable.13 The assured blessing of repentance.
MHCC -> Job 11:13-20
MHCC: Job 11:13-20 - --Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the ...
Matthew Henry -> Job 11:13-20
Matthew Henry: Job 11:13-20 - -- Zophar, as the other two, here encourages Job to hope for better times if he would but come to a better temper. I. He gives him good counsel (Job 11...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Job 11:16-20
Keil-Delitzsch: Job 11:16-20 - --
16 For thou shalt forget thy grief,
Shalt remember it as waters that flow by.
17 And thy path of life shall be brighter than mid-day;
If it be da...
Constable: Job 4:1--14:22 - --B. The First Cycle of Speeches between Job and His Three Friends chs. 4-14
The two soliloquies of Job (c...

Constable: Job 11:1-20 - --5. Zophar's first speech ch. 11
Zophar took great offense at what Job had said. He responded vic...
