King James Version

Job 11:17

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

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וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִםumitsahorayimand from noonצֹהַרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and from noon”, the ordinary formH6672a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noonmidday, noon(-day, -tide), window.יָק֣וּםyaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…חָ֑לֶדchaledworldחֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “world”, the ordinary formH2465life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)age, short time, world.תָּ֝עֻ֗פָהtaufahflyעוּףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, paragogic he — “fly”, an unfinished actionH5774to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.כַּבֹּ֥קֶרkaboqeras dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.תִּהְיֶֽהtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Young’s Literal Translation

And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest — as the morning thou art.

World English Bible

Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.

Darby Translation

And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,

Douay-Rheims

And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noon-day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ εὐχή σου ὥσπερ Ἑωσφόρος, ἐκ δὲ μεσημβρίας ἀνατελεῖ σοι ζωή·