King James Version

Job 11:18

And 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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וּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּuvatachtaand be boldבָּטַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be bold”, a completed action in a sequenceH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יֵ֣שׁyeshareיֵשׁparticle, demonstrative — “are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.תִּקְוָ֑הtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗vechafartaand search outחָפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and search out”, a completed action in a sequenceH2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to exploredig, paw, search out, seek.לָבֶ֥טַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.תִּשְׁכָּֽבtishkavlieשָׁכַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πεποιθώς τε ἔσῃ, ὅτι ἐστί σοι ἐλπὶς, ἐκ δὲ μερίμνης καὶ φροντίδος ἀναφανεῖταί σοι εἰρήνη·