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To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

To bring back his soul from the pit - To keep him from descending to the grave, and to the dark world beneath. He takes these metho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

To bring back his soul. —Here, again, is the very keynote of Elihu’s doctrine. God’s dealings are for the purpose of educ…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, to bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

To bring back his soul from the pit
From the pit of the grave; at the mouth or on the brink of which he seemed to be in the ap…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Elihu shows that God's great and gracious design toward humankind is to save them from being forever miserable and to bring them to be forever happ…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Elihu has already proposed the things he intended to debate with Job. Since Job, before he spoke the words Elihu cited (Job 33:10–11), …

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