Job 11:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yes, you shall dig around you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּ כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ לָבֶ֥טַח תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃

Transliteration

u-vataḥta ki-yeš tiqwah wə-ḥaparta la-betaḥ tiškāv

Grammar Details

• *u-vataḥta*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you will be secure
• *ki*: conjunction - that/because
• *yeš*: particle of existence - there is
• *tiqwah*: noun feminine singular - hope
• *wə-ḥaparta*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you will search/dig
• *la-betaḥ*: preposition + noun masculine singular - in safety
• *tiškāv*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will lie down

Word Meanings

• *vataḥta*: be secure/trust/be confident
• *yeš*: there is/exists
• *tiqwah*: hope/expectation
• *ḥaparta*: search/dig/examine (meaning uncertain in this context)
• *betaḥ*: safety/security/confidence
• *tiškāv*: lie down/rest/sleep

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and rest safely.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then mightest thou haue comforth, in the hope that thou hast: & slepe quyetly, when thou art buried.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then mightest thou be bolde because there is hope, and take thy rest quietly, as compassed with a trenche.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search `about thee', and shalt take thy rest in safety.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And you will be secure, because there is hope; you will be protected and will take your rest in safety.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:24-26 : 24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid: yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet. 25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes. 26 For the LORD shall be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.
• Ps 3:5 : 5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.
• Ps 4:8 : 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for you, LORD, only make me dwell in safety.
• Lev 26:5-6 : 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6 And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
• Job 6:11 : 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
• Job 7:6 : 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
• Job 22:27-29 : 27 You shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows. 28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established for you, and light shall shine upon your ways. 29 When they cast down, then you shall say, 'There is lifting up;' and He shall save the humble person.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
• Rom 5:3-5 : 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience; 4 And patience, character; and character, hope: 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
• Col 1:27 : 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
• Ps 43:5 : 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.