Job 11:19

19 Tu t'étendras à ton aise, et nul ne t'effraiera; et bien des gens te feront la cour.

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 La vie se lèvera pour toi plus brillante que le midi, et l'obscurité même sera comme le matin.

18 Tu seras plein de confiance, parce que tu auras lieu d'espérer; tu exploreras autour de toi, et tu te coucheras en sécurité;

19 Tu t'étendras à ton aise, et nul ne t'effraiera; et bien des gens te feront la cour.

20 Mais les yeux des méchants seront consumés; tout refuge leur sera ôté, et toute leur espérance sera de rendre l'âme.