New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 33:19-30

19“1Man is also chastened with 2pain on his bed, And with unceasing complaint in his bones;20So that his life 3loathes bread, And his soul favorite food.21His 4flesh wastes away from sight, And his 5bones which were not seen stick out.22Then 6his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.

23“If there is an angel as 7mediator for him, One out of a thousand, To remind a man what is 8right for him,24Then let him be gracious to him, and say, ‘Deliver him from 9going down to the pit, I have found a 10ransom’;25Let his flesh become fresher than in youth, Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;26Then he will 11pray to God, and He will accept him, That 12he may see His face with joy, And He may restore His righteousness to man.27He will sing to men and say, ‘I 13have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not 14proper for me.28He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall 15see the light.’

29“Behold, God does 16all these 17oftentimes with men,30To 18bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

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Notes

1. Job 33:19 Lit He ↩
2. Job 33:19 Job 30:17 ↩
3. Job 33:20 Job 3:24; 6:7; Ps 107:18 ↩
4. Job 33:21 Job 16:8 ↩
5. Job 33:21 Job 19:20; Ps 22:17; 102:5 ↩
6. Job 33:22 Job 33:18, 28 ↩
7. Job 33:23 Gen 40:8 ↩
8. Job 33:23 Lit his uprightness ↩
9. Job 33:24 Job 33:18, 28; Is 38:17 ↩
10. Job 33:24 Job 36:18; Ps 49:7 ↩
11. Job 33:26 Job 22:27; 34:28; Ps 50:14, 15 ↩
12. Job 33:26 Job 22:26 ↩
13. Job 33:27 2 Sam 12:13; Luke 15:21 ↩
14. Job 33:27 Rom 6:21 ↩
15. Job 33:28 Job 22:28 ↩
16. Job 33:29 Eph 1:11; Phil 2:13 ↩
17. Job 33:29 Lit twice, three times ↩
18. Job 33:30 Job 33:18; Zech 9:11 ↩

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