Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.

New American Standard Bible

“Then his soul draws near to the pit,
And his life to those who bring death.

King James Version

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

International Standard Version

His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner."

A Conservative Version

Yea, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

American Standard Version

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

Julia Smith Translation

And his soul will draw near to the pit, and his life to the dead.

King James 2000

Yea, his soul draws near unto the grave, and his life to those who bring death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And {he} draws near to the pit and his life to the killers.

Modern King James verseion

Yea, his soul draws near to the Pit, and his life to the dealers of death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His soul draweth on to destruction, and his life to death.

NET Bible

He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.

New Heart English Bible

Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

The Emphasized Bible

So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:

Webster

Yes, his soul draweth near to the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

World English Bible

Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

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

קרב 
Qarab 
Usage: 280

unto the grave
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

and his life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

21 His flesh wastes away to nothing,
and his unseen bones stick out.
22 He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.
23 If there is an angel on his side,
one mediator out of a thousand,
to tell a person what is right for him



Cross References

2 Samuel 24:16

Then the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, but the Lord relented concerning the destruction and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now!” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Exodus 12:23

When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, He will pass over the door and not let the destroyer enter your houses to strike you.

1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord brings death and gives life;
He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.

Job 7:7

Remember that my life is but a breath.
My eye will never again see anything good.

Job 15:21

Dreadful sounds fill his ears;
when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

Job 17:1

My spirit is broken.
My days are extinguished.
A graveyard awaits me.

Job 17:13-16

If I await Sheol as my home,
spread out my bed in darkness,

Job 33:28

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and I will continue to see the light.”

Psalm 17:4

Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Psalm 30:3

Lord, You brought me up from Sheol;
You spared me from among those
going down to the Pit.

Psalm 88:3-5

For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.

Isaiah 38:10

I said: In the prime of my life
I must go to the gates of Sheol;
I am deprived of the rest of my years.

Acts 12:23

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

1 Corinthians 10:10

Nor should we complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.

Revelation 9:11

They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

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