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Job 33:27 Cross-References
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“He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He: or, He shall look upon men, and say”
Job 33:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 33:27
Elihu describes the repentant sinner's confession: "He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not." The verb chata (חָטָא, "sinned") means to miss the mark. The verb avah (עָוָה, "perverted") means to bend or distort. The final phrase "it profited me not" (lo-shavah li, לֹא־שָׁוָה לִי) acknowledges sin's ultimate futility. Elihu outlines the components of genuine repentance: (1) admission of sin, (2) recognition of moral corruption, (3) acknowledgment of sin's unprofitability. From a Reformed perspective, this maps onto the doctr...
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Cross-References for Job 33:27
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“What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.”
“I have sinned against Yahweh. Nathan said to David”
“to see if there were any who did understand”
“we deceive ourselves”
“You have chastised me”
“if he gains the whole world”
“Oh”
“The LORD is in his holy temple”
“standing far away”