Job 33:23

In 11 translations

BSB

Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,

KJV

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

WEB

“If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,

ASV

If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

LSV

If there is a messenger by him, || An interpreter—one of a thousand, || To declare for man his uprightness,

YLT

If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

DBY

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

DRC

If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man’s uprightness,

GNV

If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,

JPS

If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;

LXXE

Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;

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WLC

אִם־יֵ֤שׁ עָלָ֨יו ׀ מַלְאָ֗ךְ מֵלִ֗יץ אֶחָ֥ד מִנִּי־אָ֑לֶף לְהַגִּ֖יד לְאָדָ֣ם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν ὦσι χιλιοι αγγελοι θανατηφόροι, εἷς αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ τρώσῃ αὐτόν· ἐὰν νοήσῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ ἐπιστραφῆναι πρὸς Κύριον, ἀναγγείλῃ δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ μέμψιν, τὴν δὲ ἄνοιαν αὐτοῦ δείξῃ,

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• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD…
• Ecclesiastes 7:28While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
• Haggai 1:13Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.
• Hebrews 12:5–12And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He…
• Job 37:23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
• Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
• Job 36:8–13And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed. He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. If…
• Lamentations 3:22–23Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
• Ezekiel 18:25–28Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he…
• Isaiah 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to…
• Lamentations 3:32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
• Daniel 9:14Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
• Job 36:3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.

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