“ Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. ”
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave - That is, he himself does, for the word soul is often used to denote self. And his life to the destroyers - - לממתים lammitiym . literally, “to...
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life (l) to the destroyers. (l) To them that will bury him.
There is a second way, when a man is brought near to death, and the destroying angels wait to take his life. Then an angel of mercy instructs man in the meaning of his suffering, intercedes for him,...
Yea. This "Yea" was not in the Authorized Version of 1611, nor in editions of 1646 and 1648. grave. Hebrew. shachath, as in Job 33:18 .
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. His soul draweth near unto the grave - נפש nephesh, soul, is here taken for the immortal spirit, as it is distinguished from...
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. Destroyers - angels of death commissioned by God to end man's life ( 2 Samuel 24:16 ; Psalms 78:49 , "He cast upon...
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.
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....
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...
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...
(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...
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave ,.... Not the soul, strictly and properly speaking, for that does not, nor is it laid in the grave at death, but returns to God that gave it; rather the bod...
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. Ver. 22. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave ] His soul, that is, his body, as Job 33:18 , for Elihu was no mortal...
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...
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...
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed...
He seems to himself and others to be lost, and past all hopes of recovery; which he adds for Job's comfort in his desperate condition. To the destroyers; to the instruments of death or destruction,...
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...
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...
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...
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed. Sanctified affliction Two Chapter s in the hook of human life are hard to understand--the prosperity of the wicked, and the afflictions of the right...
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...
Of the True Relation of Sinful Man Toward God
1 Corinthians 10:10 ; 1 Samuel 2:6 ; 2 Samuel 24:16 ; Acts 12:23 ; Exodus 12:23 ; Isaiah 38:10 ; Job 15:21 ; Job 17:1 ; Job 17:13-16 ; Job 7:7 ; Psalms 17:4 ; Psalms 30:3 ; Psalms 88:3-5...
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...
The destroyers — The pangs of death, here called the destroyers, are just ready to seize him.