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Job 11:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning. "
Job 11:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
15 Surely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
16 for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.
17 Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.
18 You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
19 Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.
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Job 11:1
"Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,"
Job 11:2
"“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?"
Job 11:3
"Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?"
Job 11:4
"For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’"
Job 11:5
"But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,"
Job 11:6
"that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves."
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