Job 33:28

A Third Way God Warns People

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“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
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‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],
And my life shall see the light.’” ²⁹
[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these things twice, yes, three times, with a man,

Going Down to the Pit

In the Light

From The Grave

Job

Job 3:9

“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark;
Let the morning wait in vain for the light,
Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),

Job 33:22

“Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction],
And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers).

Job 33:24

Then the angel is gracious to him, and says,
‘Spare him from going down to the pit [of destruction];
I have found a ransom [a consideration, or reason for redemption, an atonement]!’

Job 3:16

“Or like a miscarriage which is hidden and put away, I would not exist,
Like infants who never saw light.

Job 3:20

“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,

Job 17:16

“Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)?
Shall we go down together in the dust?”

Job 22:28

“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.

Job 33:18

He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],
And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Job 33:20

So that his life makes him loathe food,
And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.

Psalm 49:19

He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never again see the light.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.

Psalm 69:15

Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Will see a great Light;
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.

Isaiah 38:17-18

“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;
But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction),
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

John 11:9

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours [of light] in the day? Anyone who walks in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees [by] the light of this world.

Revelation 20:1-3

And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.