Job 33:24

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“to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’”

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BSBPD

“to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“ThenGodis gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 33:24 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
  3. Job 22:21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
  4. Job 33:18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
  5. Job 36:10He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
  6. Job 36:18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
  7. Psalms 22:4In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
  8. Psalms 30:9“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
  9. Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
  10. Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
  11. Psalms 71:3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
  12. Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
  13. Psalms 86:13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
  14. Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
  15. Psalms 107:20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
  16. Isaiah 38:17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
  17. Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
  18. Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
  19. Hosea 14:2Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  20. Hosea 14:4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
  21. Micah 7:18Who 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?
  22. Zechariah 9:11As for you,because of the blood of My covenant,I will release your prisonersfrom the waterless pit.
  23. Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
  24. Romans 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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