Job 11:19

19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

Job 11:19 in Other Translations

19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

19 You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor.

19 You will lie down unafraid, and many will look to you for help.

19 Expansive, without a care in the world, you'll be hunted out by many for your blessing.

19 You will lie down without fear, and many will seek your favor.

Job 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

Job 11:19

Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid,
&c.] Either lie down on his bed, as before, or by his flocks, and where they lie down, and none should disturb him or them; not thieves and robbers, such as the Chaldeans and Sabeans had been to him, nor lions, bears, and wolves;

yea, many shall make suit unto thee;
make their supplications, present their requests and petitions for relief under necessitous circumstances, or for protection from the injuries and insults of others; as the poor and needy, the widow and fatherless, had done to him in times past, when in his prosperity, and when he was a friend unto them, and the father of them; see ( Proverbs 19:6 ) ; or, "the great ones

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 shall make suit to thee"; to have his favour and friendship, his counsel and advice, his company and conversation; he should be applied unto and courted by men of all sorts, which would be no small honour to him; see ( Psalms 45:12 ) .

F26 (Mybr) "magnates", Vatablus, Bolducius.

Job 11:19 In-Context

17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

18 You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 26:6
• 2. Isaiah 45:14