Job 33:23
If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret—one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
22So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:
Cross References
Judges 2:1And the messenger of Yahweh came up from Gilgal, unto Bochim. And he said—I led you up out of Egypt, and brought you into the land, which I had sworn unto your fathers, And I said, I will not break my covenant with you, to times age-abiding;
Nehemiah 9:33But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us,—for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless;
Job 9:33There is not, between us, a mediator, who might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 34:10Wherefore, ye men of mind, hearken unto me,—Far be it, that, GOD, should be lawless, or, the Almighty, be perverse!
Job 34:32What I see not, do, thou, shew me, If, perverseness, I have wrought, I will do it no more?
Job 36:3I will bring my knowledge from afar, and, to my Maker, will I attribute righteousness.
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 →