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 says ‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit— I have found a ransom;’ 25let his flesh be restored like a child’s; let him return to the days of his youth.’ He entreats God and is accepted by Him; he sees His face with a shout of joy; He restores to the man his righteousness. 27He sings to others, saying, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, but I did not get what I deserved. 28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and my life sees the light.’

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 20:2Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Adonai saying:
• 2 Chronicles 33:12In his distress, he entreated Adonai his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
• Psalms 6:1For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David.
• Psalms 28:1Of David. To You, Adonai, I call— my Rock, do not be deaf to me. If You were silent to me, I would become like those going down to the Pit.
• Psalms 30:7When I felt secure, I said: “I will never be shaken.”
• Psalms 41:8All who hate me whisper together about me They imagine the worst about me:
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble. When I rescue you, you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15When he calls on Me, I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble, rescue him, and honor him.
• Psalms 116:1I love Adonai, for He hears my voice, my cries.
• Isaiah 30:19For the people of Zion who are dwelling in Jerusalem will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When He hears you, He will answer.
• Jeremiah 33:3“Call to Me, and I will answer you— I will tell you great and hidden things, which you do not know.”
• Jonah 2:2Then Jonah prayed to Adonai his God from the belly of the fish,
• Acts 9:11The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street named Straight, and ask in the house of Judah for someone from Tarsus named Saul. For look, he is praying;
• Job 42:8So now, take for yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams and go to My servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept Job’s prayer and not deal with you according to your folly because you have not spoken correctly about Me, like My servant Job.”
• Numbers 6:25Adonai make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you!
• Psalms 4:6Offer righteous sacrifices and put your trust in Adonai.

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