King James Version
Job 33:27 in the King James Version says “He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He: or, ...” — study this verse from Job chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: a child's: Heb. childhood
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
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
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. He: or, He hath delivered my soul, etc, and my life
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, oftentimes: Heb. twice and thrice
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“He looketh”
H7789to spy out, i.e., (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon men”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
“I have sinned”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and it profited”
H7737properly, to level, i.e., equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e., counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, et
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