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Job 33:28
28God rescued me from death, so that I did not go to my grave. Now I will enjoy life in the light.”
Job 33:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
- New International Version (NIV)God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.
Context of Job 33:28
26When he prays to God, God will be happy to answer him. He will again worship God with joy. And God will give him a good way of life again. 27That person will say clearly to everyone, “I did things that were not right. I did wrong things, but God did not punish me as I deserved. God rescued me from death, so that I did not go to my grave. Now I will enjoy life in the light.” 29God does all these things for people. He does them many times. 30He saves a person from death, so that he does not go to his grave. He gives light to that person, so that he may enjoy his life.
Read all of Job 33Job 33:28 word by word
פָּדָ֣ה נַ֭פְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹ֣ר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת וְ֝חַיָּתוֹ בָּא֥וֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 33:28
- Job 33:18He keeps people safe from death, so that they do not go to their graves.
- Job 17:16When I go to the world of dead people, all my hope will have finished. Everything that I had hoped for will lie with me in the dust.’
- Psalms 55:23And as for wicked people, you, God, will send them to their graves. They will go down into the deep hole of death while they are still young. That is what will happen to those cruel people, who kill and cheat others. But I will trust in you, God.
- Psalms 69:15Do not let the floods pour over me. Do not let the deep sea cause me to drown. Do not let me fall into the deep hole of death.
- Isaiah 38:17Yes, it was good for me to have this trouble. You rescued me from the deep hole of death. You removed my sins, and you put them behind your back.
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel who was coming down from heaven. He was holding the key to the deep hole. He also held a great chain in his hand.
- Job 33:20Then they do not want to eat anything. They cannot eat even the best food.
- Job 3:9The stars of early morning should be dark on that day. Do not let the sun shine at dawn, so that there is no end to the dark night.
- Psalms 49:19But he will join his ancestors in death. He will never see the light of day again.
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in the dark now see a bright light! Light is shining on those people who live in a land of complete darkness.
- John 11:9Jesus answered, ‘You know that there are 12 hours in the day. Anyone who walks during the day will not fall down. He will not fall down because he sees this world's light.
Commentaries on Job 33:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28He will deliver his soul - He will do that to every individual penitent sinner which he has promised in his word to do for a lost world - he will deliver his soul from going down to the pit of hell. And his life shall see the light - He shall walk in the light, as Christ is in the light; always enjoying a clear sense of his acceptance through the blood of the Lamb. See another mode of paraphrasing these verses at the end of the chapter.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28He will deliver his soul - Margin, “He hath delivered my soul.” There are various readings here in the text, which give rise to this diversity of interpretation. The present reading in the text is נפשׁי nepheshay - “my soul”; and according to this, it is to be regarded as the language of the sufferer celebrating the mercy of God, and is language which is connected with the confession in the previous verse, “I have sinned; I found it no advantage; and he…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
- 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
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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
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