The evil person is very frustrated,\par and there is no hope for him to\par escape the darkness.\par There is a sword somewhere\par that is waiting to kill him.\par
Job 33:18 - Easy To Read Version God warns people so he can save them\par from going to the place of death. {\cf2\super [72]} \par God does that to save a person\par from being destroyed.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. Common English Bible He keeps one from the pit, a life from perishing by the sword. Catholic Public Domain Version rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword. |
The evil person is very frustrated,\par and there is no hope for him to\par escape the darkness.\par There is a sword somewhere\par that is waiting to kill him.\par
God warns people to stop them\par from doing wrong things,\par and to stop them from becoming proud.\par
That person is near the place of death. {\cf2\super [73]} \par And his life is close to death.\par
Maybe that angel will be kind to that person and say \{to God\},\par ‘Save this person from the place of death!\par I have found a way to pay for his \{sin\}.’\par
God saved my soul from going down\par to the place of death.\par Now I can enjoy life again.’\par
Why? To warn that person and to save\par his soul from the place of death {\cf2\super [74]} \par so that person can enjoy his life.\par
But if those people refuse to obey God,\par then they will be destroyed.\par They will die like fools.\par
They don’t trip each other.\par Each soldier walks in his \{own\} path.\par If one of the soldiers is hit and falls down,\par the others keep right on marching.\par
God has been very kind to you. And he has been patient with you. God has been waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don’t understand that God is kind to you so that you will change your hearts and lives.
Remember that we are saved because our Lord is patient. Our dear brother Paul told you that same thing when he wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.
The Lord is not being slow in doing what he promised—the way some people understand slowness. But God is being patient with you. God doesn’t want any person to be lost. God wants every person to change his heart and stop sinning.