Job 11:20

"Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor."

Key Reflection

In Job 11:20, Elihu continues to speak on behalf of God, addressing Job's suffering. For the ancient Israelites and their contemporaries, fear and protection were closely linked to one’s relationship with the divine. This passage suggests that despite Job's current trials, he will eventually find rest and security, as his enemies will no longer threaten him. The original audience would have understood this promise in terms of both physical safety and a restored reputation within the community, reflecting God’s ultimate justice and support for His faithful.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail -That is, they shall be wearied out by anxiously looking for relief from their miseries. “Noyes.” Their expectation shall be vain, and they shall find no relief. Perhaps Zophar here means to apply this to Job, and to say to him that with his present views and character, his hope of relief would fail. His only hope of relief was in a change - in turning to God - since it was a settled maxim that the wicked would look for relief in vain. This assumption that he was a wicked man, must have been among the most trying things that Job had to endure.

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