Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

New American Standard Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit,
And his life from passing over into Sheol.

King James Version

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Holman Bible

God spares his soul from the Pit,
his life from crossing the river of death.

International Standard Version

sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

A Conservative Version

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

American Standard Version

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Amplified


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).

Bible in Basic English

To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Darby Translation

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

Julia Smith Translation

He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear.

King James 2000

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He spares his life from [the] pit and his life from passing over the river [of death].

Modern King James verseion

He keeps back his soul from the Pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

keepeth his soul from destruction, and his life from the sword.

NET Bible

He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

New Heart English Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

The Emphasized Bible

He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.

Webster

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

World English Bible

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

from the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

and his life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

References

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

17 To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth. 18 He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart. 19 And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones is enduring.

Cross References

Job 15:22

He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.

Job 33:22

And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

Job 33:24

Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

Job 33:28

He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

Job 33:30

To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

Acts 16:27-33

and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

Romans 2:4

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

2 Peter 3:9

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

2 Peter 3:15

and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul -- according to the wisdom given to him -- did write to you,

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