Job 33:30
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Majority Standard Bible
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 does to a man, two or even three times,
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Cross References
Job 33:24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
Psalms 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalms 118:17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
Isaiah 38:17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith 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 →