What does Job 11:16 mean?

Job 11:16 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Job 11:16 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

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