Job 33:18

Elihu Rebukes Job

¹⁷ In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him; ¹⁸ To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction. ¹⁹ Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

By the Sword

From The Grave

Job

Sheol

Job 15:22

He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword;

Job 33:22

And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

Job 33:24

And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

Job 33:28

He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.

Job 33:30

Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.

Acts 16:27-33

And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.

Romans 2:4

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.

2 Peter 3:15

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;