Job 11:3-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:16

Because thou shalt forget thy misery . All thy past misery shall be clean swept away from thy remembrance, because of the happy condition whereto thou shalt be raised (see Job 11:18 , Job 11:19 ). "Sorrow's memory" is not always "a sorrow still." And remember it as waters that pass away ; i.e. remember it no more than a man remembers the shower that has passed away or the pool that is dried up. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:17

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday ; literally, shall arise above the noonday ; i.e. "exceed it in splendour." Instead of the "thick darkness" to which Job is looking forward ( Job 10:21 , Job 10:22 ), he shall bask in a light brighter than that of the sun at noon. Thou shalt shine forth . The Hebrew cannot possibly bear this meaning. The uncommon word used is allied with עֵיפָה , "obscurity," and, if a verb, should mean "thou shalt be obscure," rather than "thou... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:18

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope . Job, entering on this second period of prosperity, would be and feel secure; safe, i.e. ' from any return of calamity, because hope would once more animate him and be his predominant feeling. No doubt "hope springs eternal in the human breast;" and when Job's prosperity was actually restored ( Job 42:12-16 ), these anticipations had their fulfilment; but, as uttered by Zophar, there is a ring of insincerity about them, and we cannot but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:18

(first clause) The security of hope. I. IT IS OF THE NATURE OF HOPE TO GIVE A SENSE OF SECURITY . If a man thinks himself safe, he will go forward confidently; if he expects he can win, he will throw his energy into what he is doing; if he is sure of victory, he will not shrink from the foe. When hope has faded out of a man's life, he may still pursue his course with the doggedness of despair; but his step has lost its elasticity and his eye its fire. II. HOPE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:19

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid ; i.e. there shall be no more raids on the part of Sabeans ( Job 1:15 ) or Chaldeans ( Job 1:17 ) to affright and injure thee. Yea, many shall make suit unto thee . On the contrary, thy aid shall be invoked, thy interference on their behalf prayed for, by many. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 11:20

Had Zophar ended with Job 11:19 Job might possibly have taken some comfort from his speech, holding out, as it did, a hope of restoration to God's favour and a return to happiness. But, as if to accentuate the unfavourable view which he takes of Job's conduct and character, he will not end with words of good omen, but appends a passage which has a ring of malice, menace, and condemnation. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail ; or, waste away ' grew weary, i.e. ' of looking for a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:3

Should thy lies - Margin, “devices.” Rosenmuller renders this, “should men bear thy boastings with silence?” Dr. Good, “before thee would man-kind keep silence?” Vulgate, “tibi soli tacebunt homines?” “Shall men be silent before thee alone? The Septuagint tenders the whole passage, “he who speaketh much should also hear in turn; else the fine speaker (εὔλαλος eulalos) thinketh himself just. - Blessed be the short-lived offspring of woman. Be not profuse of words, for there is no one that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:4

My doctrine is pure - The Septuagint instead of the word “doctrine” here reads “deeds,” ἔργοις ergois; the Syriac, “thou sayest I have acted justly.” But the word used here (לקח leqach) means properly “fair speech” or “taking arguments,” that by which one is “taken” or captivated, from לקח lâqach, “to take.” Then it means doctrine, or instruction, Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 9:9. Here it means the views which Job had expressed. Dr. Good supposes that it means “conduct,” a word which would suit... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:5

But oh that God would speak - Hebrew, “and truly, who will give that God should speak.” It is the expression of an earnest wish that God would address him, and bring him to a proper sense of his ill desert. The meaning is, that if God should speak to him he would by no means find himself so holy as he now claimed to be. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 11:6

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom - The hidden things that pertain to wisdom. The reference here is to the wisdom of God himself. The sense is this, “you now think yourself pure and holy. You have confidence in your own wisdom and integrity. But this apprehension is based on a short-sighted view of God, and on ignorance of him. If he would speak and show you his wisdom; if he would express his sense of what purity is, you would at once see how far you have come from perfection,... read more

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