Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’

King James Version

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.'

A Conservative Version

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.

American Standard Version

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

Amplified


‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],
And my life shall see the light.’”

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

Julia Smith Translation

Redeem my soul from passing into the pit, and my life shall look upon light

King James 2000

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He redeemed my life from going down into the pit, so {I will enjoy the light}.'

Modern King James verseion

He has redeemed my soul from passing over into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, he hath delivered my soul from destruction, and my life, that it seeth the light.'

NET Bible

He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!'

New Heart English Bible

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'

The Emphasized Bible

He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit, - and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.

Webster

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

World English Bible

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He will deliver
פּדה 
Padah 
Usage: 61

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

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

into the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

and his life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Hastings

Job

Morish

Pit

Context Readings

A Third Way God Warns People

27 He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me; 28 ‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’
29 Behold, God does all these things two and three times with man,

Cross References

Job 3:9

Let the stars of its dawn be darkened; they waited for light, but have none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;

Job 33:22

His soul shall draw near to the grave, and his life to those that would bury him.

Job 33:24

to tell him that God had mercy on him, that he delivered him from going down to the pit; that he found a ransom;

Job 3:16

Or, why was I not hidden as an untimely birth, as infants who never saw light?

Job 3:20

Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Job 17:16

They shall go down to the bars of Sheol, and together they shall rest in the dust.

Job 22:28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Job 33:18

Thus he keeps back his soul from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

Job 33:20

so that his life abhors bread and his soul dainty food.

Psalm 49:19

He shall enter into the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light forever.

Psalm 55:23

But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of the grave; bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.

Psalm 69:15

Let not the violent force of the waters overcome me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Isaiah 9:2

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; those that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.

Isaiah 38:17-18

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but it has pleased thee to deliver my life from the pit of corruption, for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

John 11:9

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble because he sees the light of this world.

Revelation 20:1-3

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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