Job 33:24

22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:

26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

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

    None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

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  • Matthew 20:28

    Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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  • 1 Peter 1:18–19

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

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  • Job 33:18

    He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

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  • Hosea 14:4

    I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

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  • Job 22:21

    Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

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  • Exodus 33:19

    And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

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  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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