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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Yes, God does these things again and again for people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo, all these <i>things</i> worketh God oftentimes with man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, God works all these <i>things,</i> Twice, <i>in fact,</i> three <i>times</i> with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, God does all these <i>things</i> for a man two or three times,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, God does all these <i>things</i> twice, three times with men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these <i>things</i> twice, yes, three times, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God certainly does all these things two or three times to a person<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God certainly does all these things two or three times to a man <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God gives each of us chance after chance <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Truly, God does all this two or three times with people<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God does all this again and again; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings with a person, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, God works all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo, all these things God often worketh with man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, God does all these things, twice, yes three times, with a man, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, God works all these, "" Twice, [even] three times with man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, all these God will work twice, thrice, with man,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, all these things God worketh three times within every one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, all these things God works three times within each one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, all these things God does, two, even three times, for a man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“God indeed does all these things, twice, three times, with mortals,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lo, all these things God does three times with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All these things God does three times with a man<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, all these things, the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5150" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’ <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hen- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: yip̄·‘al- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">does</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: gā·ḇer (N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pa·‘ă·ma·yim (N-fd) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lō·wōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">or even three times,</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-11.htm">Psalm 62:11-12</a></span><br />God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God, / and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Psalm 34:19</a></span><br />Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3-4</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, / who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a></span><br />I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</a></span><br />Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Jonah 2:6-7</a></span><br />To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! / As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-14.htm">Matthew 18:14</a></span><br />In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a></span><br />“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a></span><br />I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10</a></span><br />For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, all these things works God oftentimes with man,</p><p class="hdg">all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14-17</a></b></br> For God speaketh once, yea twice, <i>yet man</i> perceiveth it not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/12-6.htm">1 Corinthians 12:6</a></b></br> And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-5.htm">2 Corinthians 5:5</a></b></br> Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing <i>is</i> God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.</p><p class="hdg">oftentimes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14</a></b></br> For God speaketh once, yea twice, <i>yet man</i> perceiveth it not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-5.htm">Job 40:5</a></b></br> Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-10.htm">2 Kings 6:10</a></b></br> And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/21-18.htm">Often</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Oftentimes</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Thrice</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Work</a> <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/39-25.htm">Often</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-22.htm">Oftentimes</a> <a href="/job/42-13.htm">Three</a> <a href="/matthew/26-34.htm">Thrice</a> <a href="/job/38-23.htm">Times</a> <a href="/job/40-5.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Work</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/job/34-25.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Job 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-31.htm">He incites Job to attention</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Behold, all these things</b><br>This phrase calls attention to the actions and interventions of God. In the context of the Book of Job, "all these things" refers to the various ways God communicates and interacts with humanity, including dreams, visions, and suffering. The use of "behold" is a common biblical term that signals the importance of what follows, urging the reader to pay close attention. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His active role in the lives of individuals, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, which emphasize God's higher ways and thoughts.<p><b>God does to a man</b><br>This highlights the personal nature of God's dealings with individuals. The phrase underscores the belief that God is not distant or detached but is intimately involved in the lives of people. This is consistent with the biblical narrative that portrays God as a personal deity who knows and cares for each person, as seen in <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>. The use of "a man" can be understood as representative of humanity, indicating that God's actions are not limited to a select few but are part of His universal dealings with mankind.<p><b>two or even three times</b><br>This suggests the repeated nature of God's interventions and the persistence of His efforts to reach and teach individuals. The number "two or even three" is symbolic of completeness and sufficiency in biblical literature, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/13.htm">2 Corinthians 13:1</a>, which speaks of establishing a matter by the testimony of two or three witnesses. This repetition indicates God's patience and His desire for people to understand and respond to His guidance. It reflects the theme of divine mercy and the opportunity for repentance and correction, as God gives multiple chances for individuals to align with His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks to Job and his friends, offering a perspective that emphasizes God's justice and mercy. Elihu's speeches are found in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's trials and ultimately restores him. God's actions and purposes are central to the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_friends_of_job.htm">The Friends of Job</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom but are ultimately corrected by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_suffering_and_restoration_of_job.htm">The Suffering and Restoration of Job</a></b><br>The overarching event in the Book of Job, where Job's faith is tested through suffering, leading to a deeper understanding of God's nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_repeated_interventions.htm">God's Repeated Interventions</a></b><br>Elihu highlights that God intervenes in human lives multiple times, demonstrating His patience and desire for repentance and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_of_suffering.htm">Purpose of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can be a tool for correction and spiritual growth, not merely a punishment. Understanding this can change our perspective on trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>God's actions are rooted in His sovereign will and mercy. Trusting in His character can provide comfort during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>God speaks in various ways, and being attentive to His voice can guide us through life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Like Elihu, we can be instruments of God's truth and encouragement to others, offering perspectives that align with God's character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_elihu's_insight_in_job_33.htm">In the context of Job 33 as a whole, why should readers trust Elihu's self-proclaimed divine insight when there is no independent confirmation of his authority?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_elihu_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Elihu in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_satan_to_further_harm_job.htm">Why would a just and merciful God allow Satan to harm Job even further after his initial torment? (Job 2:3-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_satan_test_job.htm">Job 1:12 - How can a benevolent God allow Satan to inflict suffering on a blameless man as part of a wager?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes</span> (literally, <span class="accented">twice and thrice</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>with man</span>. Elihu, from this point to the end of the chapter, speaks in his own person. God, he says, thus works with man, through visions or through chastisements <span class="accented">oftentimes - not in</span> the latter case, taking vengeance on them for their sins, but graciously leading them on to a better mind and a higher spiritual condition. This is part of God's ordinary moral government, and Job has no need to suppose himself exceptionally dealt with. Elihu has reason on his side in all this, and his words may have given Job some comfort. But they did not exactly fit Job's ease. Elihu, unless supernaturally enlightened, could not possibly penetrate into the special circumstances of Job's trial. He could only try to bring his case under general laws, of which it was not an illustration; and so, though well-meant and probably of some service, his argument was no complete answer to Job's difficulties. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(hen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man,</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּֽבֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1397.htm">Strong's 1397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A valiant man, warrior, a person simply</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּעֲמַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(pa·‘ă·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or even three times,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֣וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-29.htm">Job 33:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-29.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:29 Behold God works all these things twice (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>