27 He looketh upon men, and if one say, I have sinned, and [a]perverted righteousness, and it did not profit [b]me,

28 [c]He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these things will God work [d]twice or thrice with a man,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:27 That is, done wickedly.
  2. Job 33:27 But my sins hath been the cause of God’s wrath toward me.
  3. Job 33:28 God will forgive the penitent sinner.
  4. Job 33:29 Meaning, oftentimes, even as oft as a sinner doth repent.

27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(A) I have perverted what is right,(B)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(C)
28 God has delivered(D) me from going down to the pit,(E)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(F)

29 “God does all these things to a person(G)
    twice, even three times(H)

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