Job 33:23
"If there is beside him an angel,an interpreter, one among a thousand,to show to man what is right for him;
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22Yes, his soul draws near to the pit,and his life to the destroyers.
Cross References
Judges 2:1The angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, "I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you to the land which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you:
Nehemiah 9:33However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
Job 9:33There is no umpire between us,that might lay his hand on us both.
Job 34:10"Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:far be it from God, that he should do wickedness,from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Job 34:32Teach me that which I do not see.If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
Job 36:3I will get my knowledge from afar,and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
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 →