Job 11:17

What does Job 11:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 11:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Andthylife shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Andthylife shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest--as the morning thou art.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,

Context

v.16For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

v.17This passage

v.18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt searchabout thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Zechariah 14:6

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:

  • 1 Chronicles 29:10

    Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

  • Micah 7:8

    Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.

  • Luke 2:26

    And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

  • Isaiah 58:8

    Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.

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