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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing.

Context of Job 33:26

24and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for them— 25let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the days of their youth’— 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. 27And they will go to others and say, ‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved. 28God has delivered me from going down to the pit, and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’

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 20:2Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,
• 2 Chronicles 33:12In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
• Psalms 6:1Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
• Psalms 28:1To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• Psalms 30:7Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalms 41:8“A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
• Psalms 50:15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
• Isaiah 30:19People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
• Jonah 2:2He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.
• Acts 9:11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
• Job 42:8So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”
• Numbers 6:25the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
• Psalms 4:6Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.

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
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• 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