Job 33:23
If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
Cross References
Judges 2:1And the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said: '...I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I swore unto your fathers; and I said: I will never break My covenant with you;
Nehemiah 9:33Howbeit Thou art just in all that is come upon us; for Thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
Job 9:33There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 34:10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that He should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that He should commit iniquity.
Job 34:32That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
Job 36:3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
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 →