“And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.”
Zophar promises that Job would have confidence because there is hope and would look round and lie down in safety, suggesting the restoration of peace and security. The promise of lying down safely evokes the security of the bedchamber, one of humanity's basic needs. The return of confidence represents the psychological and spiritual restoration.
Church Fathers on Job 11:18
And when thou thinkest thyself consumed, thou shalt arise like the morning star. For it often comes to pass that so many temptations beset our path, that the very multitude of them almost inclines us to the downfall of desperation. Hence for the most part, when the mind is turned to weariness, it scarce takes account even of the hurts that its virtue sustains, and notwithstanding that it is wholly filled with pain, it is as if it were now dislocated from the sense of pain,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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