Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

To bring back his soul from the pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

in order to turn him back from the Pit,
so he may shine with the light of life.

International Standard Version

to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him with the light of life."

A Conservative Version

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


To bring his life back from the pit [of destruction],
That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

To turn back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

to bring his life back from [the] pit {so that he may enjoy the light of life}.

Modern King James verseion

to bring back his soul from the Pit, to be lighted with the light of the living.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that he keepeth his soul from perishing, and letteth him enjoy the light of the living.

NET Bible

to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

New Heart English Bible

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

The Emphasized Bible

To bring back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.

Webster

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

World English Bible

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To bring back
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

from the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

to be enlightened
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 42

with the light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

References

Morish

Pit

Context Readings

A Third Way God Warns People

29 Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times, 30 Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life. 31 Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

Cross References

Psalm 56:13

Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

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.

Psalm 40:1-2

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

Psalm 118:17-18

Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.

Isaiah 2:5

O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 38:17

See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

John 8:12

Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

Acts 26:18

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

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