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the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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King James Version

Job 36:11

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Blessing;   Contingencies;   Righteous;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blessings;   Obedience;   Obedience-Disobedience;   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Deliverance;   Disobedience;   God;   Hearing;   Obedience;   Perishing;   Poverty;   Prosperity;   Service;   Wrath;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Providence of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
"If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.
English Revised Version
If they hearken and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Update Bible Version
If they listen and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
New Century Version
If they obey and serve him, the rest of their lives will be successful, and the rest of their years will be happy.
New English Translation
If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.
Webster's Bible Translation
If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
World English Bible
If they listen and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
Amplified Bible
"If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasantness and joy.
English Standard Version
If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If thei heren, and kepen, thei schulen fille her daies in good, and her yeris in glorie.
Berean Standard Bible
If they obey and serve Him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
Contemporary English Version
And if they obey, they will be successful and happy from then on.
American Standard Version
If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
Bible in Basic English
If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
Complete Jewish Bible
"If they pay attention and obey him, they spend their days in prosperity; their years pass pleasantly.
Darby Translation
If they hearken and serve [him], they shall accomplish their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Easy-to-Read Version
If they serve and obey him, he will make them successful and they will live a happy life.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
King James Version (1611)
If they obey and serue him, they shall spend their dayes in prosperitie, and their yeeres in pleasures.
New Life Bible
If they hear and serve Him, the rest of their days will be filled with what they need and their years with peace.
New Revised Standard
If they listen, and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If they obey and serue him, they shal end their dayes in prosperity, & their yeres in pleasures.
George Lamsa Translation
If they obey and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures.
Good News Translation
If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If they would hearken, and serve, they should complete their days, in prosperity, and their years, in pleasantness;
Douay-Rheims Bible
If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.
Revised Standard Version
If they hearken and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If they now wyll take heede & serue him, they shal weare out their dayes in prosperitie, and their yeres in pleasure.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
If they should hear and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour.
Christian Standard Bible®
If they listen and serve him,they will end their days in prosperityand their years in happiness.
Hebrew Names Version
If they listen and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
Lexham English Bible
If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.
Literal Translation
If they hear and serve, they shall spend their days in good, and their years in pleasures.
Young's Literal Translation
If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf they now will take hede and be obedient, they shall weere out their dayes in prosperite, and their yeares in pleasure ad ioye.
New American Standard Bible
"If they listen and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity, And their years in happiness.
New King James Version
If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.
Legacy Standard Bible
If they hear and serve Him,They will end their days in prosperityAnd their years in pleasures.

Contextual Overview

5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them. 14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If: Job 22:21, Deuteronomy 4:30, Jeremiah 7:23, Jeremiah 26:13, Romans 6:17, Hebrews 11:8

spend: Job 11:13-19, Job 21:11, Job 22:23, Job 42:12, Ecclesiastes 9:2, Ecclesiastes 9:3, James 5:5, Revelation 18:7

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:12 - to serve 1 Chronicles 28:9 - serve him Job 21:13 - They Job 33:24 - Deliver

Cross-References

Genesis 36:15
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
Genesis 36:35
And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
Genesis 36:36
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If they obey and serve [him],.... That is, God, to whom so many things are ascribed in the preceding verses; and who only is to be obeyed and served in a religious way, with the obedience of faith and love, in all his commands and ordinances. But here not so much obedience to his word, his law or Gospel, as to his rod is intended: "if they hear", c. q hear the rod and him that has appointed it; hearken to his reproving, instructing, and commanding voice, in affliction; to his calls, cautions, and admonitions thereby given; and act according to them; humble themselves under the mighty hand of God, and return from iniquity:

they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures; which intimates, that those to whom afflictions are sanctified, and they obedient under them, when recovered out of them shall enjoy long life; not only live many days, but years, and those in great prosperity and pleasure; be blessed with much temporal prosperity, which lies in riches and wealth, as this word is rendered in Job 21:13; and in bodily health, which is a considerable part of outward prosperity; but more especially prosperity of soul may be intended, see 3 John 1:2; which is enjoyed when a man is favoured with the discoveries of the love of God to him; with applications of pardoning grace and mercy; when grace is in lively exercise in him, and he has a spiritual appetite for the good word of God, and is fruitful in every good work: and so pleasures do not so much design corporeal pleasures, though ever so innocent and lawful; for though they may at proper times be indulged unto, yet a man's days and years are not to be spent in them; but rather spiritual pleasures, which are had in views of the wonderful love of God in Christ; in the enjoyment of the gracious presence of God, and communion with him; and which the people of God are favoured with, in his house and ordinances, ways and worship: and when those years are gone, endless pleasures at God's right hand, and in his presence, will follow.

q אם ישמעו ויעכדו "si audierint et fecerint", Codurcus

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If they obey and serve him - That is, if, as the result of their afflictions, they repent of their sins, seek his mercy, and serve him in time to come, they shall be prospered still. The design of affliction, Elihu says, is, not to cut them off, but to bring them to repentance. This sentiment he had advanced and illustrated before at greater length; see the notes at Job 33:23-28. The object of all this is, doubtless, to assure Job that he should not regard his calamities either as proof that he had never understood religion - as his friends maintained; or that God was severe, and did not regard those that loved and obeyed him - as Job had seemed to suppose; but that there was something in his life and conduct which made discipline necessary, and that if he would repcnt of that, he would find returning prosperity, and end his days in happiness and peace.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 36:11. If they obey and serve him] There may appear in the course of Providence to be some exceptions to this general rule; but it is most true, that this is literally or spiritually fulfilled to all the genuine followers of God. Every man is happy, in whatsoever circumstances, whose heart is unreservedly dedicated to his Maker.


 
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