God’s Word Translation
Job 33:28
28The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see 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
26They will pray to God, who will be pleased with them. They will see God’s face and shout for joy as he restores their righteousness. 27Each one sings in front of other people and says, ‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good. The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, and my life will see the light.’ 29Truly, God does all this two or three times with people 30to turn their souls away from the pit and to enlighten them with the light of 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 their souls from the pit and their lives from crossing the River ⌞of Death⌟.
- Job 17:16Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?”
- Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
- Psalms 69:15Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. Do not let the ocean swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.
- Isaiah 38:17Now my bitter experience turns into peace. You have saved me and kept me from the rotting pit. You have thrown all my sins behind you.
- Revelation 20:1I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
- Job 33:20so that their whole being hates food and they lose their appetite for a delicious meal.
- Job 3:9Let its stars turn dark before dawn. Let it hope for light and receive none. Let it not see the first light of dawn
- Psalms 49:19he must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light ⌞again⌟.
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.
- John 11:9Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day don’t stumble, because they see the light of this world.
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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