Job 33:24

Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

In Context

23If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;

25His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth;

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Cross References

Exodus 33:19And He said: 'I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.'

Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.

Job 36:10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Psalms 22:4(22-5) In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

Psalms 40:2(40-3) He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.

Psalms 71:3Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress.

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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