Job 33:23
Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, 1 Not one of them shall wound him: 1 If he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, 1 And declare to man his fault, 1 And show his folly; 1
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22His soul also draws nigh to death, 1 And his life is in Hades. 1
Cross References
Judges 2:1And an angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to the place of weeping, and to Bethel, and to the house of Israel, and said to them, Thus says the Lord, I brought you up out of Egypt, and I brought you into the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant that I have made with you.
Job 9:33Would that he our mediator were present, and a reprover, 1 And one who should hear the cause between both. 1
Job 34:10Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: 1 Far be it from me to sin before the Lord, 1 And to pervert righteousness before the Almighty. 1
Job 34:32I will see apart from myself: 1 Do thou show me if I have done unrighteousness; 1 I will not do so anymore. 1
Job 36:3Having fetched my knowledge from afar, 1 And according to my works, 1
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 →