Job 33:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishinge by the sword. ”

• Job 33:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He keepeth back his soul from the pit - The word soul in the Hebrew is often equivalent to self, and the idea is, that he keeps the man from the pit in this manner. The object of these warnings i...

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• Job 33:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  God answers man in two ways. One is by visions of the night, to withhold him from destruction. In Job 33:14 read God speaketh in one way, yea in two if man regardeth it not. With the vision of the...

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• Job 33:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. pit. Hebrew. shachath = the grave, as dugout of the earth.

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• Job 33:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. He keepeth back his soul from the pit - By the above means, how many have been snatched from an untimely death! By tak...

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• Job 33:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  For God speaketh once, &c.— When God hath spoken once, verily he will not repeat it. Houb. Elihu, blaming Job for some intemperate expressions that he had used, and for the manner of his offe...

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• Job 33:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. His soul - his life. The pit - the grave; a symbol of hell. Perishing by the sword - i:e., a violent de...

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• Job 33:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-13. Elihu blames Job for regarding himself as sinless, and complaining that' God is his enemy and will not answer him.

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• Job 33:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XXV. POST-EXILIC WISDOM Job 32:1-22 ; Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 A PERSONAGE hitherto unnamed in the course of the drama now assumes the place of critic and judge between Job and his friends....

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• Job 33:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Interpreter Job 33:1-33 It is not wonderful that Elihu has been mistaken for the Mediator Himself, so helpfully does he interpose between Job and his Maker. He dwells especially on his own...

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• Job 33:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Elihu began his direct appeal to Job by asking his attention, assuring him of sincerity in motive, and finally declaring that he spoke to him as a comrade, not as a judge, or one who would fill him w...

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• Job 33:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (18) He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. (19) В¶ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: (20) So tha...

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• Job 33:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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 speaking unto men; it is to preserve them for the present from going down to the g...

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• Job 33:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Ver. 18. He keepeth back his soul from the pit ] Or, That he may keep back his soul, that is, his body, as Psa 16:1...

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• Job 33:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He keepeth back his soul from the pit By these gracious admonitions, whereby God leads men to humiliation of soul before him, and to repentance, he preserves their lives from death and the grave, a...

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• Job 33:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  HE SPEAKS AS A MEDIATOR (vv.1-7) Elihu did not take any haughty and unfeeling attitude as did Job's three friends, but speaks with simple humility, entreating Job to hear and consider what he sa...

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• Job 33:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.   15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;   16 Then he openet...

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• Job 33:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He keepeth back, to wit, by these gracious admonitions, whereby he leads them to repentance, his soul; either the man, who is oft expressed by this part; or his life, as the next branch explain...

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• Job 33:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisements. I. He bespeaks Job’s careful attention to al...

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• Job 33:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  This is a speech of young Elihu, who had sat quietly listening to the taunting words of the three «candid friends» of Job, and to the somewhat exasperated replies of the patriarch. At last, the young...

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• Job 33:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 33:4 . The Spirit of God hath made me. See on Genesis 2:7 , and Psalms 33:6 . The creation of man was known to all the descendants of Noah, much the same as to Moses. Sanchoniatho the Phœnic...

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• Job 33:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  In a dream. A hard case How persevering is Divine love. God has voices which He uses in such a way that men must and shall hear. I. So, then, first, let us begin with what is a very humbling...

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• Job 33:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Job 33:1-18 In this chapter Elihu, turning away from the "comforters," proceeds to address Job himself, offering to reason out the matter in dispute with him, in God's stead. Aft...

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• Job 33:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Of the True Relation of Sinful Man Toward God

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• Job 33:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Peter 3:15 ; 2 Peter 3:9 ; Acts 16:27-33 ; Romans 2:4

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• Job 33:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...

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• Job 33:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Keepeth — By his gracious admonitions whereby he leads him to repentance.

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