
Text -- Job 11:15 (NET)




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Which denotes chearfulness, and holy boldness.

Having a clear and unspotted conscience.

Shall have a strong and comfortable assurance of God's favour.
JFB: Job 11:15 - -- Zophar refers to Job's own words (Job 10:15), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice,...
Zophar refers to Job's own words (Job 10:15), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice, he may "lift up his face."

JFB: Job 11:15 - -- Literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.
Literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.
TSK -> Job 11:15
TSK: Job 11:15 - -- lift up : Job 10:15, Job 22:26; Gen 4:5, Gen 4:6; Psa 119:6, Psa 119:7; 2Co 1:12; 1Ti 2:8; 1Jo 2:28; 1Jo 3:19-22
thou shalt be : Psa 27:1, Psa 46:1, P...

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Barnes -> Job 11:15
Barnes: Job 11:15 - -- For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot - That is, thy face shall be bright, clear, and cheerful. Thus, we speak of a bright and happ...
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot - That is, thy face shall be bright, clear, and cheerful. Thus, we speak of a bright and happy countenance. Zophar undoubtedly designs to show what his appearance would be, contrasted with what it then was. Now his countenance was dejected and sad. It was disfigured by tears, and terror, and long continued anguish. But if he would put away iniquity, and return to God, his face would be cheerful again, and he would be a happy man.
Yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear - The word rendered "steadfast"(
Poole -> Job 11:15
Poole: Job 11:15 - -- Then shalt thou lift up thy face which notes cheerfulness, and holy boldness and confidence; as a dejected countenance notes grief and shame. See Gen...
Then shalt thou lift up thy face which notes cheerfulness, and holy boldness and confidence; as a dejected countenance notes grief and shame. See Gen 4:5,6 2Sa 2:22 Job 22:26 Luk 21:28 .
Without spot or, being without spot ; so it is only an ellipsis of the verb substantive, which is most frequent. And this fitly follows as the ground of his confidence, because he should in this case have a clear and unspotted conscience, and a sense of his own innocency. Or, without blemish , as the word properly signifies, i.e. without any sense of guilt, or any shame consequent upon it, either from God or men. The ground of the expression is this, that when men’ s faces are spotted with dirt, they are ashamed to show them. And Job was charged by his friends as having many spots upon him, yea, such as were not the spots of God’ s children.
Stedfast or, firm , or fixed ; either,
1. As to his outward condition, which should be constantly prosperous. Or rather,
2. As to his mind, which should have strong and comfortable assurance of God’ s favour, and of his own safety and happiness. For this steadfastness is opposed unto that fear which is incident to wicked men; who, even when they are free from actual miseries, yet ofttimes are tormented with the dread of them.
Haydock -> Job 11:15
Haydock: Job 11:15 - -- Without. Septuagint, "as clean water, thou shalt pass away corruption, and shalt not fear."
Without. Septuagint, "as clean water, thou shalt pass away corruption, and shalt not fear."
Gill -> Job 11:15
Gill: Job 11:15 - -- For then shall thou lift up thy face without spot,.... Either before men, being in all good conscience, walking in all the commandments and ordinances...
For then shall thou lift up thy face without spot,.... Either before men, being in all good conscience, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless, exercising a conscience void of offence towards God and men; and so be able to say as Samuel did, "whose ass have I taken?" &c. 1Sa 12:3; or rather before God, as in Job 21:26; using an holy boldness and an humble confidence with him at the throne of grace, in the view of the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of his living Redeemer he had knowledge of, as every true believer may; who, though he is not without spot in himself, yet, being washed in the blood of Christ, and clothed in his righteousness, he is all fair, and without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; and may stand before the throne without fault, and appear before God, and in his sight, unblamable and irreprovable:
yea, thou shalt be steadfast: firm and solid, rooted and grounded in the love of God; having a firm persuasion of interest in it, and that nothing shall separate from it; being built on the foundation of Christ, and established in the exercise of faith on him; the affections being steady towards him, and fixedly set on divine and heavenly things; continuing steadfast in the doctrines of grace, and not carried about with strange doctrines, or every wind of doctrine; as well as constant and immovable in the work of the Lord, always employed in his service, and doing his will, from which nothing can move; not reproach, affliction, and persecution; and to be thus steady and fixed is a great privilege:
and shalt not fear; evil tidings of evil times; of wars and rumours of wars, famine, pestilence, earthquakes, and other judgments; of changes and revolutions in kingdoms and states, or of what is coming upon the world, according to promise and prophecy, the heart being fixed and well established, trusting in the Lord; nor be afraid of evil men or devils, or any enemies whatever, nor of death, the king of terrors, that being one of the believer's blessings, and a friend of his; nor of hell and damnation, or the second death, or wrath to come; from all which the saints are secure.

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NET Notes: Job 11:15 The form מֻצָק (mutsaq) is a Hophal participle from יָצַק (yatsaq, “to pour”)....
Geneva Bible -> Job 11:15
Geneva Bible: Job 11:15 For then shalt thou lift up thy ( i ) face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
( i ) He declares the quietness of conscien...

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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 11:13-15
Keil-Delitzsch: Job 11:13-15 - --
13 But if thou wilt direct thy heart,
And spread out thy hands to Him -
14 If there is evil in thy hand, put it far away,
And let not wickedness...
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...
