Job 33:27

He cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; and He restoreth unto man his righteousness.

28So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the LORD that spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?'

2 Samuel 12:13And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against the LORD.' And Nathan said unto David: 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Job 7:20If I have sinned, what do I unto Thee, O Thou watcher of men? Why hast Thou set me as a mark for Thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD, His throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men.

Psalms 19:7(19-8) The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalms 119:128Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.

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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