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Job 33:22 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. "
Job 33:22
Verse in Context
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So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
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Job 33:1
"Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words."
Job 33:2
"Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth."
Job 33:3
"My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly."
Job 33:4
"The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."
Job 33:5
"If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up."
Job 33:6
"Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay."
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