Job 11:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.”
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Read Full Chapter →Zophar foretells that Job's life would grow brighter than noon, shining like the dawn.
What Does Job 11:17 Mean?
Zophar's vision of renewal now turns radiant. Job's lifetime, he says, would be brighter than the noonday sun; even its darkness would shine forth like the morning. Where Job now sits in deepest gloom, Zophar promises a future flooded with light, the long shadows of his suffering giving way to dawn.
It is a lovely image of hope, and one that Scripture often uses for the work of God. The Lord turns night into morning and leads His people from darkness into light. For the righteous, the path is said to shine ever brighter unto the perfect day. Though Zophar offers this on false terms, the underlying promise belongs to all who trust God: their evening of sorrow is not the end, for He brings the morning. The God of light delights to make the gloom shine like the dawn.
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What does Job 11:17 mean?
Zophar foretells that Job's life would grow brighter than noon, shining like the dawn.