Job 33:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 33:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 33:30 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 33:30 — KJV
“To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.”
— Job 33:30 (KJV)
Job 33:30 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 33:30
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Job 33:30: bring, back, light
“And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. bring...: Heb. cause him to ride”
Shares key themes with Job 33:30: bring, back, light
“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”
Shares key themes with Job 33:30: soul, light, living
“Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. for peace...: or, on my peace came great bitterness thou hast in...: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit”
Shares key themes with Job 33:30: back, soul, pit
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.”
Shares key themes with Job 33:30: bring, soul, light
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