Job 33:27

He shall look upon men, and shall say : I have sinned, and indeed I have offended, and I have not received what I have deserved.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

In Context

26He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him : and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice.

28He hath delivered his soul from going into destruction, that it may live and see the light.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

2 Samuel 12:13And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

Job 7:20I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself?

Psalms 11:4For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.

Psalms 19:7His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.

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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