Job 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
In Context
21His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;
Cross References
Job 15:21A fearful sound is in his ears; In peace the destroyer cometh upon him.
Job 17:13Yea, I look to the grave as my home; I have made my bed in darkness.
Psalms 17:4My thoughts do not vary from my lips. As to the deeds of men, Through the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of misery, And my life draweth near to the underworld.
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 →