Job 33:28

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Cross-reference

Job 33:18 Parallel

Job 33:18 also speaks of keeping the soul from the pit—same context and imagery of deliverance from death.

Job 33:20 Parallel

Job 33:20 describes the physical suffering that precedes the pit — the context of the redemption in verse 28.

Job 33:22 Parallel

Job 33:22 describes the soul drawing near the pit — the very situation from which verse 28 says God redeems.

Job 33:24 Parallel

Job 33:24 mentions a ransom to deliver from the pit, directly connecting to the redemption in verse 28.

Job 33:30 Parallel

Job 33:30 repeats the same idea of bringing back the soul from the pit, reinforcing the redemption theme within the same speech.

Job 3:16 Contrast

Job 3:16 wishes to never see light — opposite of the redeemed life that looks upon light in Job 33:28.

Job 3:9 Contrast

Job 3:9 wishes for darkness and no light — opposite of the redeemed life seeing light in Job 33:28.

Job 17:16 Contrast

Job 17:16 despairs of going down to Sheol, while Job 33:28 celebrates redemption from the pit—opposite outcomes.

Job 3:20 Contrast

Job 3:20 questions why light is given to the miserable — while Job 33:28 celebrates light as redemption from the pit.

Psalm 49:19 Contrast

Psalm 49:19 says the wicked never see light again — opposite of the redeemed in Job 33:28 who looks upon light.

Isaiah 38:17 thanks God for delivering from the pit and forgiving sins—directly parallel to Job 33:28's redemption.

Psalm 69:15 Parallel

Psalm 69:15 pleads to be saved from the pit, mirroring the deliverance described in Job 33:28.

Psalm 30:3 Parallel

Psalm 30:3 explicitly describes being brought up from Sheol and the pit — a direct parallel to the redemption from the pit here.

Psalm 86:13 Parallel

Psalm 86:13 praises God for delivering the soul from the depths of Sheol — the same deliverance from death celebrated here.

In Psalm 107:20, God's word heals and delivers from destruction, echoing the redemption from the pit here.

Psalm 28:1 Parallel

Psalm 28:1 uses the same 'go down to the pit' phrase, showing a shared plea for deliverance from death.

Ezekiel 18:23 declares God's desire for the wicked to turn and live, directly aligning with redemption from the pit.

Ezekiel 28:8 prophesies being brought down to the pit, opposite of being redeemed from it.

Jonah 2:6 Parallel

Jonah 2:6 explicitly describes being brought up from the pit, a direct parallel to this redemption.

Psalm 55:23 Contrast

Psalm 55:23 says God casts the wicked into the pit, contrasting with Job 33:28's redemption from the pit.

Isaiah 9:2 Parallel

Isaiah 9:2 describes people seeing light after darkness — a parallel to the redeemed seeing light in Job 33:28.

Isaiah 38:18 notes that those in the pit cannot praise God, underscoring the significance of Job 33:28's deliverance.