“Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.”
Zophar promises that Job would lie down and none would make him afraid and that many would entreat his favor, suggesting the restoration of social standing and respect. The loss of fear and the entreaty of others represent the transformation of Job's isolation into integration within a community. The promise of favor suggests the restoration of honor.
Church Fathers on Job 11:19
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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