Job 33:26
in Job 33He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
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ASV
He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
KJV
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
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This verse in Job 33
Commentary
10 notes on this verseHe shall pray unto God, and He will be favourable unto him. He says that the Messenger implores first, and man afterwards; for did not the Lord first intercede with the Father through His Incarnation, and pray for our life, our insensibility would never rouse itself to ask for those things which are eternal. But the entreaty of His Incarnation came first, that our awakening from sloth might afterwards follow.
This site's exposition
his flesh is refreshed like a child’s
on Job 33:25-28
The restored man's confession, “I have sinned and perverted what was right”, gives the words Job has refused to speak of himself through the debate. Gill reads “He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit” as the rescue promised at verse 18 now delivered.
This site's exposition
He prays to God and finds favor
Barnes places this prayer after the sick man grasps the purpose of his affliction and repents. Wesley reads the restored righteousness as God dealing with him as one reconciled through the mediator of Job 33:23. Clarke calls prayer the breath of the new life.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Therefore, after he has suggested the words of God which free him, Eliud uses his own words to describe the manner of human liberation saying, "He will invoke God in prayer," for it is not enough for an angel to speak for him, but to …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Render - He will deal with him as with one reconciled to him through the mediator, and turning from sin to righteousness.
He shall pray unto God,....
Is any afflicted, and sick? When he finds himself recovering he shall not then think that prayer is no longer necessary, for we need the grace of God as much for the sanctifying of a mercy as for the sanctifying of an affliction. (2.) His prayers are accepted.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He shall pray unto God - Being now adopted into the heavenly family, and become a new creature, he shall have the spirit of prayer, which is indeed the very breath and language of the new or spiritual life. He will be favorable unto him - He shall manifest his good will to him; he shall live under the influences of Divine grace.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Joh 17:24). his--God's righteousness--God will again make the restored Job no longer ("I perverted . . . right," Job 33:27) doubt God's justice, but to justify Him in His dealings. The penitent justifies God (Ps 51:4). So the believer is made to see God's righteousness in Jesus Christ (Isa 45:24;
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He shall pray unto God ... - That is, when he fully understands the design of affliction; and when his mind is brought to a proper state of penitence for his past conduct, then he will find God merciful and ready to show him kindness. And he shall see his face with joy - The face of God. That is, he shall be able to look up to him with peace and comfort. This language is similar to that which is so frequently employed in the Scriptures, in which God is said to lift upon us the light of his countenance. The meaning here is, that the afflicted man would be again permitted to look by faith on God, being reconciled to him, and would see in his face no indication of displeasure. For he will render unto man his righteousness - He will deal with him in justice and equity. When he sees evidence of penitence, he will treat him accordingly; and if in the afflicted man he discerns true piety, he will regard and treat him as his friend. The meaning is, that if there is in the sufferer any sincere love to God, he will not be indifferent to it, but will treat him as possessing it. This is still true, and universally true. If there is in the heart of one who is afflicted any real piety, God will not treat him as an impenitent sinner, but will manifest his mercy to him, and show to him the favors which he confers only on his friends.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יֶעְתַּ֤ר | ye'tar | he prays | H6279 → | |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֱל֨וֹהַּ׀ | ʾeloah | God | H433 → | 57 times |
| וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ | vaiyirtzehu | and he accepted him | H7521 → | 56 times |
| וַיַּ֣רְא | vaiyar' | and he saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| פָּ֭נָיו | panav | face his | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה | bitruah | with a shout of joy | H8643 → | 36 times |
| וַיָּ֥שֶׁב | vaiyashev | and he restored | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ | leenoosh | to a person | H582 → | 566 times |
| צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ | tzidkato | righteousness his | H6666 → | 157 times |
יֶעְתַּ֤רhe prays
ye'tarH6279 →
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֱל֨וֹהַּ׀God
ʾeloahH433 →57 times
וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּand he accepted him
vaiyirtzehuH7521 →56 times
וַיַּ֣רְאand he saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
פָּ֭נָיוface his
panavH6440 →2123 times
בִּתְרוּעָ֑הwith a shout of joy
bitruahH8643 →36 times
וַיָּ֥שֶׁבand he restored
vaiyashevH7725 →1056 times
לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁto a person
leenooshH582 →566 times
צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃righteousness his
tzidkatoH6666 →157 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
it leads to
- Isaiah 54:7–8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- Psalms 126:5–6
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
- Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- John 16:20–22
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Isaiah 54:7–8
Through
Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
it leads to
- Psalms 107:28
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Psalms 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 34:3–4
Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
- Psalms 107:28
Where this verse is studied
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About Job
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Job; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXIV; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.