Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They draw near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death. New Living Translation They are at death’s door; the angels of death wait for them. English Standard Version His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. Berean Standard Bible He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death. King James Bible Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. New King James Version Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners. New American Standard Bible “Then his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death. NASB 1995 “Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death. NASB 1977 “Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death. Legacy Standard Bible Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death. Amplified Bible “Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction], And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers). Christian Standard Bible He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners. Holman Christian Standard Bible He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners. American Standard Version Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And his soul will come near to destruction and his life to death Brenton Septuagint Translation His soul also draws nigh to death, and his life is in Hades. Contemporary English Version We feel death and the grave taking us in their grip. Douay-Rheims Bible His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers. English Revised Version Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers. GOD'S WORD® Translation Their souls approach the pit. Their lives come close to those already dead. Good News Translation they are about to go to the world of the dead. International Standard Version His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner." JPS Tanakh 1917 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers. Literal Standard Version And his soul draws near to the pit, | And his life to those causing death. Majority Standard Bible He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death. New American Bible His soul draws near to the pit, his life to the place of the dead. NET Bible He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death. New Revised Standard Version Their souls draw near the Pit, and their lives to those who bring death. New Heart English Bible Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death. Additional Translations ... Context Elihu Rebukes Job…21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. 22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death. 23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,… Cross References Job 33:18 to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. Job 33:28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.' Psalm 107:18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. Treasury of Scripture Yes, his soul draws near to the grave, and his life to the destroyers. his soul Job 7:7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Job 17:1,13-16 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me… 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. his life Job 15:21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. Exodus 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Jump to Previous Angels Causing Death Destroyers Draw Draweth Draws Grave Life Messengers Pit Soul UnderworldJump to Next Angels Causing Death Destroyers Draw Draweth Draws Grave Life Messengers Pit Soul UnderworldJob 33 1. Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job8. He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness 14. God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry 31. He incites Job to attention Verse 22. - Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. "The destroyers" are probably the angels to whom the task is assigned of ultimately inflicting death, if minor chastisements prove insufficient (comp. 2 Samuel 24:16, 17; Psalm 78:49, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Heנַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion draws near וַתִּקְרַ֣ב (wat·tiq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach to the Pit, לַשַּׁ֣חַת (laš·ša·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction and his life וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ (wə·ḥay·yā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life to the messengers of death. לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃ (lam·mi·ṯîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Job 33:22 NIVJob 33:22 NLT Job 33:22 ESV Job 33:22 NASB Job 33:22 KJV Job 33:22 BibleApps.com Job 33:22 Biblia Paralela Job 33:22 Chinese Bible Job 33:22 French Bible Job 33:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 33:22 Yes his soul draws near to (Jb) |
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