Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

New American Standard Bible

Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;

King James Version

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Holman Bible

and to be gracious to him and say,
“Spare him from going down to the Pit;
I have found a ransom,”

International Standard Version

to show favor to him and to plead, "Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit I know where his ransom is!'

A Conservative Version

then [God] is gracious to him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.

American Standard Version

Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

Amplified


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]!’

Bible in Basic English

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:

Darby Translation

Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will compassionate him and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I found an expiation.

King James 2000

Then he is gracious unto him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{so that} he is gracious [to] him, and he says, 'Deliver him from descending into [the] pit; I have found a ransom.'

Modern King James verseion

then He is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down to the Pit; for I have found a ransom.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

then the LORD is merciful unto him, and sayeth, 'He shall be delivered, that he fall not down to destruction, for I am sufficiently reconciled.'

NET Bible

and if God is gracious to him and says, 'Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,'

New Heart English Bible

then God is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'

The Emphasized Bible

Then hath he shewed him favour, and said, Set him free from going down to the pit, I have found a price of redemption!

Webster

Then he is gracious to him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

World English Bible

then God is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּדע 
Pada` 
Usage: 1

to the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

References

Hastings

Job

Morish

Context Readings

A Third Way God Warns People

23 If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness: 24 Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.' 25 Fresher is his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.

Cross References

Job 33:18

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

Exodus 33:19

and He saith, 'I cause all My goodness to pass before thy face, and have called concerning the Name of Jehovah before thee, and favoured him whom I favour, and loved him whom I love.'

Exodus 34:6-7

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

Job 22:21

Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase is good.

Job 36:10-11

And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

Job 36:18

Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

Psalm 22:4

In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

Psalm 30:9-12

What gain is in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?

Psalm 40:2

And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

Psalm 49:7-8

A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

Psalm 71:3

Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

Psalm 86:5

For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

Psalm 86:13

For Thy kindness is great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Psalm 86:15

And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Isaiah 38:17-19

Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.

Jeremiah 31:20

A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah, Say ye unto Him: 'Take away all iniquity, and give good, And we do render the fruit of our lips.

Hosea 14:4

I heal their backsliding, I love them freely, For turned back hath Mine anger from him.

Micah 7:18-20

Who is a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He -- He delighteth in kindness.

Zechariah 9:11

Also thou -- by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it.

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

Romans 3:24-26

being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 5:20-21

And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,

1 Timothy 2:6

who did give himself a ransom for all -- the testimony in its own times --

1 Peter 1:18-19

having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,

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