Job 33:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ He holds him back from the pit [of destruction], and his life from perishing by the sword [of God's destructive judgments].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ He keeps one from the pit, a life from perishing by the sword.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.

Job 33:18 Cross References

Job 15:22

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword:

Job 33:17

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

Job 33:22

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

Job 33:24

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

Job 33:28

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light

Job 33:30

To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Job 36:12

But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

Joel 2:8

Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path: and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course.

Romans 2:4

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

2 Peter 3:15

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.