Job 33:28 · KJV
“He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. {He...: or, He hath delivered my soul, etc, and my life}”
— Job 33:28
He looketh upon men, and {if any} say, I have sinned, and perverted {that which was} right, and it profited me not; {He...: or, He shall look upon men, and say}
Lo, all these {things} worketh God oftentimes with man, {oftentimes: Heb. twice and thrice}
Job 33 — Context
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27He looketh upon men, and {if any} say, I have sinned, and perverted {that which was} right, and it profited me not; {He...: or, He shall look upon men, and say}
28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. {He...: or, He hath delivered my soul, etc, and my life}
29Lo, all these {things} worketh God oftentimes with man, {oftentimes: Heb. twice and thrice}
30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Cross References
Job 33:24
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. {a ransom: or, an atonement}
Job 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
Job 3:16
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants {which} never saw light.
Job 3:9
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but {have} none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: {the dawning...: Heb. the eyelids of the morning}
Psalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. {bloody...: Heb. men of bloods and deceit} {shall...: Heb. shall not half their days}
Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. {from perishing: Heb. from passing}
Isaiah 38:17-18
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul {delivered it} from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. {for peace...: or, on my peace came great bitterness} {thou hast in...: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit}
Job 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. {dainty...: Heb. meat of desire}