Job 33:22

וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

In Context

21יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי ושפי עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ ׃

23אִם ־ יֵשׁ עָלָיו ׀ מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי ־ אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 12:23וְעָבַר יְהוָה לִנְגֹּף אֶת ־ מִצְרַיִם וְרָאָה אֶת ־ הַדָּם עַל ־ הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְעַל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת וּפָסַח יְהוָה עַל ־ הַפֶּתַח וְלֹא יִתֵּן הַמַּשְׁחִית לָבֹא אֶל ־ בָּתֵּיכֶם לִנְגֹּֽף ׃

2 Samuel 24:16וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ הַמַּלְאָךְ ׀ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לְשַׁחֲתָהּ וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה אֶל ־ הָרָעָה וַיֹּאמֶר לַמַּלְאָךְ הַמַּשְׁחִית בָּעָם רַב עַתָּה הֶרֶף יָדֶךָ וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הָיָה עִם ־ גֹּרֶן האורנה הַיְבֻסִֽי ׃ ס

Job 15:21קוֹל ־ פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנָיו בַּשָּׁלוֹם שׁוֹדֵד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ ׃

Job 17:13אִם ־ אֲקַוֶּה שְׁאוֹל בֵּיתִי בַּחֹשֶׁךְ רִפַּדְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי ׃

Psalms 17:4לִפְעֻלּוֹת אָדָם בִּדְבַר שְׂפָתֶיךָ אֲנִי שָׁמַרְתִּי אָרְחוֹת פָּרִֽיץ ׃

Psalms 88:3תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי הַטֵּֽה ־ אָזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִֽי ׃

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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