Job 33:18
“He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He keepeth back his soul from the pit,.... Or, "that he may keep back" (n); for this is another end and use of God's…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He keepeth back his soul from the pit - The word soul in the Hebrew is often equivalent to self, and the idea is, that…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He keepeth back his soul from the pit - By the above means, how many have been snatched from an untimely death! By…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 33:14-18
Job had complained that God kept him wholly in the dark concerning the meaning of his dealings with him, and therefore…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 33:17-18
The object of this intervention of God is the gracious one of anticipating the sinner in the evil which he meditates and…
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