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Job 33:17 Cross-References
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“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. purpose: Heb. work”
Job 33:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 33:17
That he may withdraw man from his purpose (lehāsîr 'ādām mimma'aśeh, לְהָסִיר אָדָם מִמַּעֲשֶׂה)—Elihu describes God's corrective intervention through dreams and visions. The verb hāsîr means to turn aside, remove, or withdraw someone from a path. God's purpose in nocturnal revelation is preventative: to redirect humanity from destructive 'purpose' (ma'aśeh, deed or enterprise) before consequences unfold. This anticipates the redemptive warning system God employs throughout Scripture.And hide pride from man (wegē'āwāh mē'enôš yekasseh, וְגֵאָוָה מֵאֱנוֹשׁ יְכַסֶּה)—The verb kasah (to cover, co...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 33:17
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“and he will exalt you.”
“the haughtiness of men will be bowed down”
“his wife sent to him”
“and on Judah and Jerusalem.”
“my plans are broken off”
“Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.,And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִי אוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶיהָ׃ ,And God said unto him in the dream: Yea”
“that I should not be exalted excessively”
“Is not this great Babylon”
“behold”
“that if he found any who were of the Way”