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 he is gracious to him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth: He shall pray to God, and he will be favourable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness. 27He looketh upon men, and if any shall say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; 28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Job 33:26 word by word

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

• prayעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
• Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• favourableרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• joyתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Job 33:26

• 2 Kings 20:2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• Psalms 6:1O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Psalms 28:1To thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou shouldest be silent to me, I should become like them that go down into the pit.
• Psalms 30:7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
• Psalms 41:8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more.
• Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
• Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
• Isaiah 30:19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
• Jeremiah 33:3Call to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
• Jonah 2:2And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
• Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
• Job 42:8Therefore take to you now seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
• Numbers 6:25The LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee:
• Psalms 4:6There aremany that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.

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