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23 “If there is beside him an angel,
    an interpreter, one among a thousand,
    to show to man what is right for him;
24 then God is gracious to him, and says,
    ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
    I have found a ransom.’
25 His flesh will be fresher than a child’s.
    He returns to the days of his youth.
26 He prays to God, and he is favorable to him,
    so that he sees his face with joy.
    He restores to man his righteousness.
27 He sings before men, and says,
    ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,
    and it didn’t profit me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit.
    My life will see the light.’

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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