Job 33:18
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
חָשַׂךְ
he will keep back
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חָשַׂךְ
To spare, to withhold, to keep back. Chasak. One who withholds unduly comes to poverty. Holding back what God intends to flow through you stops the blessing.
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שַׁחַת
the pit
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שַׁחַת
A pit, destruction. Shachath. He redeems your life from the pit. God reaches into every pit. No situation is too deep for His arm to reach.
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