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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 33:28

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

Ver. 28. He will deliver his soul from going, &c.] God will heal him, and lengthen out his life. Or, the sick man will, by his unfeigned repentance, procure his own reprieve and deliverance from deadly danger. Some make these words to be the sick man's thankful confession, He hath redeemed my soul, &c., not unlike that of David, Psalms 116:8, and that of Hezekiah, Isaiah 38:17 .

And his life shall see the light] He shall not only live, but live happily and comfortably: a joyless life is no life.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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