The Meaning of Job 11:19 Explained

Job 11:19

KJV: Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

YLT: And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;

Darby: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.

ASV: Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also thou shalt lie down,  and none shall make [thee] afraid;  yea, many  shall make suit  unto thee. 

What does Job 11:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 11:1-20 - "canst Thou By Searching Find Out God?"
Zophar waxes vehement as he censures Job's self-justification and his refusal to acknowledge the guilt which his friends attribute to him. There is some truth in his allegations, though it was cruel to goad Job with them, notwithstanding his repeated protestations.
It is quite true that many of us are filled with self-complacency, because we judge our best by others' worst. It may be also that we have a very poor conception of what God is and asks. It is best for us to strike our breasts with the publican and to confess ourselves the chief of sinners.
What a magnificent challenge is that of Job 11:7-12! Canst thou reach God's depths, or His perfections, or His heights? But, oh my soul, remember that through all His unsearchable depths God is love. For the closing paragraph see r.v. Job had said he could not lift up his face, Job 10:15, but when sin is put away, we may exchange glances with our Father. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 11

1  Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself
5  God's wisdom is unsearchable
13  The assured blessing of repentance

What do the individual words in Job 11:19 mean?

And You would lie down and no one would make [you] afraid and would court your favor [Yes] many
וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְחִלּ֖וּ פָנֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים

וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ  And  You  would  lie  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָבַץ  
Sense: to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out.
וְאֵ֣ין  and  no  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מַחֲרִ֑יד  would  make  [you]  afraid 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָרַד  
Sense: to tremble, quake, move about, be afraid, be startled, be terrified.
וְחִלּ֖וּ  and  would  court 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: חָלָה 
Sense: to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry.
פָנֶ֣יךָ  your  favor 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
רַבִּֽים  [Yes]  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.