Job 33:22

And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

In Context

21His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

23If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

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Cross References

Exodus 12:23For the Lord will go through the land, sending death on the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the two sides and the top of the door, the Lord will go over your door and will not let death come in for your destruction.

2 Samuel 24:16And when the hand of the angel was stretched out in the direction of Jerusalem, for its destruction, the Lord had regret for the evil, and said to the angel who was sending destruction on the people, It is enough; do no more. And the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Job 15:21A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

Job 17:13If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark;

Psalms 17:4As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

Psalms 88:3\88:2\Let my prayer come before you; give ear to my cry:

Matthew Henry on Job 33:20-29

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness: 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down… Read the whole commentary →

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