Job 33:23-28
English Standard Version
23 If there be for him (A)an angel,
(B)a mediator, (C)one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is (D)right for him,
24 and he is merciful to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
I have found (E)a ransom;
25 let his flesh (F)become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
26 then man[a] (G)prays to God, and he accepts him;
he (H)sees his face with a shout of joy,
and he (I)restores to man his righteousness.
27 He sings before men and says:
‘I (J)sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
28 He has redeemed my (K)soul from going down (L)into the pit,
and my life shall (M)look upon the light.’
Footnotes
- Job 33:26 Hebrew he
Job 33:23-28
Common English Bible
23 Surely there’s a messenger for this person,
a mediator, one out of a thousand
to declare one’s integrity to another
24 so that God has compassion on that person and says,
“Rescue this one from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom.”
25 That person’s flesh is renewed like a child’s;
they regain their youth.
26 They pray to God, and God is pleased with them;
they behold God’s presence
with a joyful shout.
God rewards a person’s righteousness.
27 They sing before people and say:
“I have sinned, perverted justice,
but didn’t experience the consequences.
28 He ransomed me from crossing into the pit;
my life beholds light.”
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