Job 33:28
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.
27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
- KJV
- He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
- WEB
- He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life will see the light.’
- ASV
- He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
- DARBY
- He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
- BLB
- He has ransomed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life shall look on the light.’
- ÅB
- han har fridd min sjel fra å fare ned i graven, og mitt liv ser lyset med lyst.
- OTB
- Han har fridd min sjel fra å gå ned i graven,
og mitt liv skal se lyset.’ - B1930
- han har fridd min sjel fra å fare ned i graven, og mitt liv ser lyset med lyst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 33:24
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Read in contextJob 3:9
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Read in contextJob 3:16
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
Read in contextJob 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
Read in contextJob 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Read in contextJob 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
Read in contextIsaiah 38:17–18
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Read in contextRevelation 20:1–3
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
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