Job 11 · Verse 15

Job 11:15

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Job 11:15, King James Version

Job 11:15 in other translations

BSBthen indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
WEBSurely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
ASVSurely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
YLTFor then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.
DARBYSurely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:
BBEThen truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:
WebsterFor then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:

What does Job 11:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Zophar refers to Job's own words (Job 10:15), "yet will I not lift up my head," even though righteous. Zophar declares, if Job will follow his advice, he may "lift up his face." spot--(De 32:5). steadfast--literally, "run fast together," like metals which become firm and hard by fusion. The sinner on the contrary is wavering.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 11:13-20

Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we…

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Job 11:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
אָ֤ז\׀'azthenH227
תִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'you will lift upH5375
פָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
מִמּ֑וּםmi.Mumfrom blemishH3971
וְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will beH1961
מֻ֝צָ֗קmu.Tzakfirmly establishedH3332
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִירָֽא\׃ti.Ra'you will fearH3372

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 11:15

  • Job 22:26

    For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

  • 1 John 3:19-22

    And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

  • 1 John 2:28

    And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  • 1 Timothy 2:8

    I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Job 10:15

    If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

  • Psalms 46:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  • Genesis 4:5-6

    But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

  • 2 Corinthians 1:12

    For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  • Psalms 112:6-8

    Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

  • Proverbs 28:1

    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

  • Psalms 119:6-7

    Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lift up.
10:15; 22:26; Ge 4:5,6; Ps 119:6,7; 2Co 1:12; 1Ti 2:8; 1Jo 2:28
1Jo 3:19-22
thou shalt be.
Ps 27:1; 46:1; 112:6-8; Pr 14:26; 28:1

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Context

  • Job 11:14

    If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

  • Job 11:15

    For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

  • Job 11:16

    Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

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Job 11:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces levantarás tu rostro limpio de mancha, y serás fuerte y no temerás:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors tu lèveras ta face sans tache, tu seras ferme et tu ne craindras pas;
German
Elberfelder 1871		ja, dann wirst du dein Angesicht erheben ohne Makel, und wirst unerschütterlich sein und dich nicht fürchten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula; et eris stabilis, et non timebis.