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Job 33:30

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

KJV

ut revocet animas eorum a corruptione, et illuminet luce viventium.

Vulgate

ἀλλ’ ἐρύσατο τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ θανάτου, ἵνα ἡ ζωή μου ἐν φωτὶ αἰνῇ αὐτόν.

LXX

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

ASV

לְ/הָשִׁ֣יב נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹ מִנִּי שָׁ֑חַת לֵ֝/א֗וֹר בְּ/א֣וֹר הַֽ/חַיִּים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
הָאִ֣יר
h'yr
verb · 42×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 752×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שַּׁ֣חַת
shcht
noun · 22×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
  • Eccl 11:7 — Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
  • Isa 2:5 — O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
  • Isa 38:17 — Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
  • Job 33:18 — He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
  • Job 33:24 — Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
  • Job 33:28 — He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
  • John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • Ps 23:3 — He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
  • Ps 27:13 — I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
  • Ps 40:1 — I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
  • Ps 49:19 — He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
  • Ps 56:13 — For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
  • Ps 56:13 — For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
  • Ps 107:14 — He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
  • Ps 118:17 — I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.