Job 11:16
“Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that passe away:”
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Job 11:16 Context
14If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let not wickednes dwell in thy tabernacles. 15For then shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, yea thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not feare: 16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that passe away: 17And thine age shalbe clearer then the noone day; thou shalt shine foorth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18And thou shalt be secure because there is hope, yea thou shalt digge about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
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Other Translations for Job 11:16
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
- King James Version
"For you would forget {your} trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember {it.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,
- American Standard Version (1901)
For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:
- Basic English Bible
For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it;
- Darby Bible
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
- Webster's Bible
for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
- World English Bible
For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 11:16
11:16 As waters - Thou shalt remember it no more, than men remember a land - flood, which as it comes, so it goes away suddenly.