Job 33:30
That he may withdraw their souls from corruption, and enlighten them with the light of the living.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
In Context
29Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one.
31Attend, Job, and hearken to me : and hold thy peace, whilst I speak.
Cross References
Job 33:24He shall have mercy on him, and shall say : Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption : I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.
Psalms 40:1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Psalms 118:17I shall not die, but live: and shall declare the works of the Lord.
Isaiah 38:17Behold in peace is my bitterness most bitter: but thou best delivered my soul that it should not perish, thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Acts 26:18To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:30-33
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. We have here the conclusion of this first part of Elihu's discourse, in which, 1. He briefly sums up what he had said, showing that God's great… Read the whole commentary →