Job 33:24
Job 33:24 in Multiple Translations
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
he will be gracious to them. He will say, ‘Save them from going down into the grave, for I have found a way to free them.’
Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
then God is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’
Then he is gracious to him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him.
The angel is kind to us and says to God, ‘Release that person, so that he does not descend to the place where dead people are! Do that because I have found the money to pay so that he can be released!
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Job 33:24 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יְחֻנֶּ֗/נּוּ
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר
פְּ֭דָעֵ/הוּ
מֵ/רֶ֥דֶת
שָׁ֗חַת
מָצָ֥אתִי
כֹֽפֶר
וַ/יְחֻנֶּ֗/נּוּ
chânan
H2603
be gracious
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
פְּ֭דָעֵ/הוּ
pâdaʻ
H6308
to deliver
V-Qal-Impv-2ms | Suff
מֵ/רֶ֥דֶת
yârad
H3381
to go down
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
שָׁ֗חַת
shachath
H7845
pit
N-fs
מָצָ֥אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
כֹֽפֶר
kôpher
H3724
ransom
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 33:24
וַ/יְחֻנֶּ֗/נּוּ
chânan
H2603
"be gracious"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff
This Hebrew word means to show kindness or favor, often by bending or stooping to help someone in need, as seen in the actions of God towards his people.
Definition: 1) to be gracious, show favour, pity 1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious 1b) (Niphal) to be pitied 1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious 1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on 1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration 1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
Usage: Occurs in 73 OT verses. KJV: beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very. See also: Genesis 33:5; Psalms 37:21; Psalms 4:2.
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
פְּ֭דָעֵ/הוּ
pâdaʻ
H6308
"to deliver"
V-Qal-Impv-2ms | Suff
This word means to deliver or retrieve, like when God delivered the Israelites from the Egyptians. Its meaning is not entirely certain, but it involves rescuing or saving someone from a difficult situation. This concept appears in various stories throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: 1) (Qal) to deliver 1a) meaning uncertain
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: deliver. See also: Job 33:24.
מֵ/רֶ֥דֶת
yârad
H3381
"to go down"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
To go down or descend, like going to a lower place or falling. It appears in Genesis and Exodus, describing people and things moving downwards.
Definition: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down
Usage: Occurs in 345 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down. See also: Genesis 11:5; Judges 3:28; 2 Kings 1:15.
שָׁ֗חַת
shachath
H7845
"pit"
N-fs
This noun refers to a pit or grave, and it is often used figuratively to describe destruction or corruption, as seen in Proverbs and other books.
Definition: 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions)
Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. See also: Job 9:31; Psalms 35:7; Psalms 7:16.
מָצָ֥אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
"to find"
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
Matsa means to find or attain something, whether it is a physical object, a person, or a condition, as seen in various KJV translations.
Definition: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)
Usage: Occurs in 425 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on. See also: Genesis 2:20; Deuteronomy 22:3; 2 Kings 9:35.
כֹֽפֶר
kôpher
H3724
"ransom"
N-ms
This Hebrew word means a cover or a village, and also refers to bitumen, henna, and a redemption price. It is translated as bribe, ransom, or satisfaction in the KJV Bible. The word has various meanings in different contexts.
Definition: price of a life, ransom, bribe
Usage: Occurs in 17 OT verses. KJV: bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village. See also: Genesis 6:14; Job 36:18; Psalms 49:8.
Study Notes — Job 33:24
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 33:24 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 33:24
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 33:24
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 33:24
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 33:24
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 33:24
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 33:24
- Cambridge Bible on Job 33:24
- Barnes' Notes on Job 33:24
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 33:24
- Sermons on Job 33:24
Context — Elihu Rebukes Job
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,
24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
25then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth. 26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 49:7–8 | No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice, |
| 2 | Matthew 20:28 | just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” |
| 3 | 1 Peter 1:18–19 | For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. |
| 4 | Job 33:18 | to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword. |
| 5 | Zechariah 9:11 | As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. |
| 6 | Romans 5:20–21 | The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| 7 | Exodus 33:19 | “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” |
| 8 | Hosea 14:4 | I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them. |
| 9 | Job 22:21 | Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you. |
| 10 | Micah 7:18–20 | Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old. |
Job 33:24 Summary
This verse is talking about how God is gracious and wants to spare us from going to a place of eternal death, which is called 'the Pit'. It says that if someone is willing to pay the price, or 'ransom', for us, then we can be saved. This is like what Jesus did for us when He died on the cross, as seen in Matthew 20:28. It means that God loves us so much that He wants to restore us and give us new life, like a child, and we can trust in His mercy and love, just like it says in Psalm 103:12 and Romans 5:8.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is meant by 'the Pit' in Job 33:24?
The Pit refers to the place of death or the grave, as seen in Psalm 30:3 and Psalm 88:3-4, where it is associated with separation from God and eternal punishment.
Who is the 'messenger' or 'mediator' in Job 33:23-24?
The mediator in Job 33:23-24 is likely a reference to a divine messenger or an angel, but ultimately points to Jesus Christ, who is our mediator and ransom, as seen in 1 Timothy 2:5 and Matthew 20:28.
What is the 'ransom' mentioned in Job 33:24?
The ransom in Job 33:24 is the price paid to redeem someone from death, which is a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross, where He paid the ransom for our sins, as seen in Matthew 20:28 and 1 Peter 1:18-19.
How does this verse relate to our lives today?
This verse reminds us that, like Job, we all need a mediator and ransom to save us from eternal death, and that Jesus Christ is our ultimate ransom and mediator, who offers us eternal life and restoration, as seen in John 3:16 and Romans 5:8.
Reflection Questions
- What does it mean to you that God is gracious and willing to spare us from eternal death?
- How does the concept of a ransom being paid for your sins affect your understanding of God's love and Jesus' sacrifice?
- In what ways can you apply the principle of having a mediator or advocate with God, like Jesus Christ, in your daily life and prayers?
- How does this verse encourage you to trust in God's mercy and provision, even in difficult circumstances?
Gill's Exposition on Job 33:24
Then he is gracious to him,.... To the sick man; either the messenger or the minister that is with him, who pities his case and prays for him; and by some the following words are supposed to be a prayer of his, "deliver me", c.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 33:24
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. He is gracious - God. This verse is the apodosis to Job 33:23.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 33:24
Then; in that case, or upon the sick man’ s knowledge and practice of his duty. He; either, 1. The messenger or interpreter last mentioned, who is pitiful unto the sick man, and in companion to him doth all that he can for him, counselling and comforting him, and praying to God for his recovery in the following words, Deliver him, & c. for the sake of that ransom which thou hast revealed and I have discovered to him. Or rather, 2. God, who is oft in this book designed by this particle he, or him; whose property and prerogative it is to be gracious unto man, and who alone can speak the following words with power and authority. Is gracious unto him; pardoning his sins, and delivering him from his dangerous disease, and from death and from the hell which attends upon it. And saith, to the angel or messenger. Deliver him, to wit, ministerially and declaratively; in which sense the acts of forgiving sins, and reconciling sinners, and saving souls, are ascribed to God’ s ministers; as ,20 . Declare to him that I have pardoned and will heal him. I have found a ransom: although I might justly destroy him, and should do it, if I were severe to mark what is amiss in him; yet I will spare him, for I have found out an expedient and a way of ransoming and redeeming sinners from death, both temporal and eternal, which they by their sins have deserved, which is by the death of my Son, the Redeemer of the world, which shall be in the fulness of time, and with respect to which I will pardon this sick man, and others that shall repent and sue to me for mercy, as he hath done.
Trapp's Commentary on Job 33:24
Job 33:24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.Ver. 24. Then is he gracious unto him, and saith] If the sick man, thus counselled and comforted, repent and believe the gospel, delivering himself up to God, and to that his messenger by the will of God, mercy and truth shall be with him, he shall be cured on both sides, as that palsy man was, Matthew 9:2, the Lord shall raise him up, if it may stand with his eternal welfare. But howsoever, if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him, James 5:15. Both the guilt and filth of them shall be taken away, so that he shall be able to look death in the face with everlasting comfort, as being made to him ianua vitae, porta coeli; a postern, to let out temporal, but a street door, to let in eternal, life. Deliver him from going down to the pit] Tell him from me, that he shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord, as Psalms 118:17. Nay, say to this righteous man, tell him so from me, that it shall be well with him, and very well, Isaiah 3:10. Redeem him from going down to the infernal pit; that is, declare that redemption to him wrought for him by Christ, and apply it to his conscience, pour the oil of grace into his broken vessel, and assure him in my name, and by mine authority, that I am his salvation. Whose sins soever ye, my faithful ministers, remit, they are remitted unto them; and whatsoever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven, Matthew 18:18 Job 20:23. But all this ministerially and declaratively, not absolutely and out of a full liberty and power, as Popish priests arrogate. I have known one (saith a very grave divine, Mr Ley, in his Pattern of Piety) who neither by education nor affection was disposed to Popery, who having the ill hap when his conscience was perplexed to fall into the hands of a Popish priest, for this reason (because, as the priest suggested, that religion afforded more comfort, because it had, and exercised, a power to pardon sin, which our ministers neither did, nor dared assume unto themselves) he became a Papist.
But it is honour enough to ministers, and may be comfort enough to their hearers, that God gives them commission to deliver a penitent man from hell; not as the means (for that is Christ alone), but as instruments: 1. To apply Christ crucified, or rather risen again, unto him. 2. To pronounce his safety and salvation, upon the due use of that means. And this is the greatest honour that ever was done to any mere creature. Angels never had such a commission. They indeed are ministers for the good of those that shall be heirs of salvation, Hebrews 1:14; but ministers are called Saviours, Obadiah 1:21 1 Timothy 4:16 James 5:20.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 33:24
(24) Then he is gracious unto him—i.e., God is gracious; He accepts the mediation of the mediating angel. These words of Elihu’s must have fallen on Job’s ear with a grateful and refreshing sound, confirming to him his longing for the daysman (Job 9:33). And saith—i.e., to the destroying angels of Job 33:22. It is remarkable that it is God who finds the ransom, as it was by God’s grace that the interpreting angel was forthcoming. It is not man’s righteousness that has saved him, but the ransom that God has found, even though God, who judgeth the actions, may have justly recognised what of righteousness there was in man.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 33:24
Verse 24. Then he is gracious unto him] He exercises mercy towards fallen man, and gives command for his respite and pardon. Deliver him from going down to the pit] Let him who is thus instructed, penitent, and afflicted, and comes to me, find a pardon; for:- VI. I have found a ransom.] כפר copher, an atonement. Pay a ransom for him, פדעהו pedaehu, that he may not go down to the pit-to corruption or destruction, for I have found out an atonement. It is this that gives efficacy to all the preceding means; without which they would be useless, and the salvation of man impossible. I must think that the redemption of a lost world, by Jesus Christ, is not obscurely signified in Job 33:23-24. While the whole world lay in the wicked one, and were all hastening to the bottomless pit, God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him might not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus Christ, the great sacrifice, and head of the Church, commissions his messengers-apostles and their successors-to show men the righteousness of God, and his displeasure at sin, and at the same time his infinite love, which commands them to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and that they who believe on him shall not perish, shall not go down to the pit of destruction, for he has found out an atonement; and that whoever comes to him, through Christ, shall have everlasting life, in virtue of that atonement or ransom price. Should it be objected against my interpretation of אלף aleph, that it cannot be translated chief or head, because it is without the vau shurek, אלוף alluph, which gives it this signification; I would answer, that this form of the word is not essential to the signification given above, as it occurs in several places without the vau shurek, where it most certainly signifies a chief, a leader, captain, c., e.g., Zechariah 9:7 Jeremiah 13:21, and Genesis 36:30; in the first of which we translate it governor; in the second, captain; and in the third, duke.
And although we translate alluph an ox or beeve, (and it most certainly has this meaning in several places,) yet in this signification it is written without the vau shurek in Proverbs 14:4; Psalms 8:7; Isaiah 30:24; and in Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4; Deuteronomy 28:18; Deuteronomy 28:51; which all show that this letter is not absolutely necessary to the above signification.
Cambridge Bible on Job 33:24
24. then he is gracious] God is gracious; God, not the angel, is the speaker in the rest of the verse. It is assumed that when the sufferer is shewn what is right (Job 33:23) he follows it; then God is gracious unto him, and commands that he be delivered from his affliction and saved from death. It is hardly of consequence to enquire what the ransom is which God has found. It may be the sinner’s repentance and return to rectitude; or it may be that the affliction is held sufficient (Isaiah 40:2; Job 36:18); or possibly the words may mean nothing more than that God is pleased of His goodness to hold the sinner as ransomed and delivered from the consequences of his sin.
Barnes' Notes on Job 33:24
Then he is gracious unto him - That is, on the supposition that he hears and regards what the messenger of God communicates.
Whedon's Commentary on Job 33:24
24. I have found — The finding alluded to in ξφΰϊι is, primarily, that which comes from search or effort.
Sermons on Job 33:24
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Studies in Job-01 Job-1 by William MacDonald | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the book of Job and the suffering that Job endures. He highlights the remarkable precision of the heavenly bodies and how they serve as a rem |
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Christ All in All by D.L. Moody | D.L. Moody emphasizes that Christ is everything to those who truly find Him, serving as our Savior, Redeemer, Deliverer, Leader, Light, Teacher, Shepherd, and Burden-bearer. He pas |
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Christ the Ransom Found. by John Gill | John Gill preaches on the theme of Christ as the ransom found, emphasizing the grace of God in providing a means of redemption through Jesus Christ. He reflects on the significance |
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God's Rectitude in Future ... by Robert Murray M'Cheyne | Robert Murray M'Cheyne emphasizes the reality and seriousness of hell, drawing from biblical references to illustrate its eternal nature and the righteousness of God in punishing s |
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Of Christ, the Surety of the Covenant. by John Gill | John Gill expounds on Christ's role as the Surety of the Covenant, emphasizing that He voluntarily took on the obligations of humanity's sins, satisfying divine justice through His |
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The Doctrine of Justification 6. Its Source by A.W. Pink | A.W. Pink expounds on the doctrine of justification, emphasizing that it is a divine verdict declaring believers righteous through the perfect satisfaction of Christ. He explains t |
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Members of His Body by Charles E. Cowman | Charles E. Cowman preaches on the profound truth of divine healing, emphasizing that it is essentially the life of Christ flowing through believers, uniting them with His body and |