Job 33:24

22 He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.

23 Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’

25 then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.

26 He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
KJV
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
WEB
then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’
ASV
Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
DARBY
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
BLB
and shows him favor and says, ‘Spare him from going down [into] the Pit; I have found a ransom,’
ÅB
da ynkes Gud over ham og sier: Fri ham fra å fare ned i graven! Jeg har fått løsepenger.
OTB
og han er nådig mot dem, og sier,
‘Fri dem fra å gå ned i graven;
Jeg har funnet en løsepenge for dem—
B1930
da ynkes Gud over ham og sier: Fri ham fra å fare ned i graven! Jeg har fått løsepenger.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 49:7–8

    No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

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  • Matthew 20:28

    just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:18–19

    For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

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  • Job 33:18

    to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

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  • Hosea 14:4

    I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

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  • Job 22:21

    Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.

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  • Exodus 33:19

    “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

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  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

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