Job 33:26

Job 33:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness.

Context of Job 33:26

24Then the angel is gracious to him, and says, ‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction]; I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’ 25Let his flesh be restored and become fresher than in youth; Let him return to the days of his youthful strength. He will pray to God, and He shall be favorable to him, So that he looks at His face with joy; For God restores to man His righteousness [that is, his right standing with God—with its joys]. 27He sings out to other men, ‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right, And it was not proper for me! 28God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction], And my life shall see the light.’ ”

Job 33:26 word by word

יֶעְתַּ֤ר אֶל־אֱל֨וֹהַּ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall prayעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
• unto Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• and he will be favourableרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• unto him: and he shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• with joyתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• for he will renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• unto manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• his righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Job 33:26

• 2 Kings 20:2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 33:12But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Psalms 6:1O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
• Psalms 28:1To you I call, O Lord, My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).
• Psalms 30:7By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was horrified.
• Psalms 41:8“A wicked thing is poured out upon him and holds him; And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
• Psalms 50:15Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear] My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
• Isaiah 30:19O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will most certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry for help; when He hears it, He will answer you.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
• Jonah 2:2and said, “I called out of my trouble and distress to the Lord, And He answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help, And You heard my voice.
• Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul; for he is praying [there],
• Job 42:8Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him [and his prayer] so that I may not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has.”
• Numbers 6:25The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor], And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];
• Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.

Commentaries on Job 33:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26He shall pray unto God - Being now adopted into the heavenly family, and become a new creature, he shall have the spirit of prayer, which is indeed the very breath and language of the new or spiritual life. He will be favorable unto him - He shall manifest his good will to him; he shall live under the influences of Divine grace. He shall see his face with joy - He shall know that God is reconciled to him; and this shall fill him with joy, בתרועה bithruah…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26He shall pray unto God … - That is, when he fully understands the design of affliction; and when his mind is brought to a proper state of penitence for his past conduct, then he will find God merciful and ready to show him kindness. And he shall see his face with joy - The face of God. That is, he shall be able to look up to him with peace and comfort. This language is similar to that which is so frequently employed in the Scriptures, in which God is said…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 Job complained of his diseases, and judged by them that God was angry with him; his friends did so too: but Elihu shows that God often afflicts the body for good to the soul. This thought will be of great use for our getting good from sickness, in and by which God speaks to men. Pain is the fruit of sin; yet, by the grace of God, the pain of the body is often made a means of good to the soul. When afflictions have done their work, they shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26he sees God’s face and shouts for joy: Compare Numbers 6:24–26; Psalm 67:1; Acts 2:28; Jude 1:24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2825-28. Effects of restoration to God's favor; literally, to Job a temporal revival; spiritually, an eternal regeneration. The striking words cannot be restricted to their temporal meaning, as used by Elihu (1Pe 1:11, 12). his flesh shall be fresher than a child's--so Naaman, 2Ki 5:14, spiritually, Joh 3:3-7.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 33:26

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Agency
• Conviction
• God
• God Continued...
• Joy
• Penitent
• Philosophy
• Prayer
• Repentance
• Righteousness
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Job 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings