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God Delivers through His Ransom

23 “If there’s a messenger[a] appointed to mediate for Job[b]
    —one out of a thousand—
        to represent the man’s integrity on his behalf,
24 to show favor to him and to plead,
    ‘Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit[c]
        I know where his ransom is!’
25 Let his flesh be rejuvenated[d] as he was in his youth!
    Let him recover the strength of his youth.
26 Let him pray to God
    and he will accept him;
        he will appear before him with joyful shouts!”

The Song of the Ransomed

27 “He’ll sing to mankind with these words:

‘I’ve sinned. I have twisted what is right.
    Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.[e]
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit;[f]
    my life will see the light.’

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:23 Or an angel
  2. Job 33:23 Lit. him
  3. Job 33:24 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
  4. Job 33:25 Lit. grew fresh
  5. Job 33:27 The Heb. lacks like I deserve
  6. Job 33:28 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife