Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 11:18

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

i. e. Thy mind shall be quiet and free from terrours, because thou shalt have a firm and well-grounded hope and confidence in God's merciful and providential care of thee. Or, thou shalt be confident that thou shalt have what thou [illegible: 1+ letters]pest for; the act hope, being put for the ob[illegible: 1+ letters]ect, as is very usual. i. e. Thou shalt have assurance in and from God, that thy hopes shall not be disappointed but fulfilled. This is opposed to that fear, vers. 15.

Either to fix thy Tents, which after the manner of the Arabians were removed from place to place for conveniency of Pasturage for their Cattel; or to find out water for thy Cattel, as they did, Gen. 26. Or to plough the Ground, as he had done, Chap. 1. 14. Or to make a Fence about thy Dwelling. For both the foregoing and following passages express his secure and safe condition.

Free from dangers and the fear of them; because of God's fatherly Providence watching over thee when thou canst not watch over thy self.

Marginal references: Lev. 26. 5, 6. Ps. 3. 5. & 4. 8. Prov. 3. 24.