Job 33:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

New Living Translation
He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.

English Standard Version
he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.

Berean Study Bible
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

New American Standard Bible
He keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the spear.

NASB 1995
He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.

NASB 1977
He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.

Amplified Bible
He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction], And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Christian Standard Bible
God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

Contemporary English Version
and to protect us from being swept away to the world of the dead.

Good News Translation
He will not let them be destroyed; he saves them from death itself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He keeps their souls from the pit and their lives from crossing the River [of Death].

International Standard Version
sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

NET Bible
He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

New King James Version
He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

King James 2000 Bible
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

New Heart English Bible
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

World English Bible
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

American King James Version
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

American Standard Version
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

A Faithful Version
He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Darby Bible Translation
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

English Revised Version
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Webster's Bible Translation
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, & that his life should not passe by the sword.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And kepe his soule from the graue, and his life from the sworde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
kepeth his soule from destruccion, & his life from ye swearde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He keeps back his soul from corruption, "" And his life from passing away by a dart.

Young's Literal Translation
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Rescuing his soul from corruption : and his life from passing to the sword.

Catholic Public Domain Version
rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He will save his soul from corruption and his life from destruction

Lamsa Bible
He spares his soul from corruption, and his life from perdition.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He spares also his soul from death, and suffers him not to fall in war.
















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