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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That he may withdraw man <i>from his</i> purpose, and hide pride from man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In order to turn man <i>from his</i> deed, And conceal pride from man,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that He may turn a person away <i>from bad</i> conduct, And keep a man from pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep man from pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That He may turn man aside <i>from his</i> conduct, And keep man from pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That He may turn man aside <i>from his</i> conduct, And keep man from pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That He may turn man aside <i>from his</i> conduct, And keep him from pride;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress his pride. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God does this to make us turn from sin and pride <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[He warns them] to turn away from doing [wrong] and to stop being arrogant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God speaks to make them stop their sinning and to save them from becoming proud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />turning a person from his actions, keeping him from pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person's pride. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To turn aside man [from] doing, "" And He conceals pride from man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To remove man from working, and he will bide pride from man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That he may withdraw a man from the things he is doing, and may deliver him from pride. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that he may divert a man from the things that he is doing, and may free him from pride,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />By turning mortals from acting and keeping pride away from a man, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />that he may turn them aside from their deeds, and keep them from pride,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That he may cause man to depart from his evil-doings, and remove pride from him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To cause a man to pass from his works and to hide the body of 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 />That men may put away their purpose, And that He may hide pride from man;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-17.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=5070" 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">16</span>He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: lə·hā·sîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">to turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śeh (N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">from wrongdoing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: yə·ḵas·seh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">and keep him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: mig·ge·ḇer (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1466.htm" title="1466: wə·ḡê·wāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Pride. The same as gevah; exaltation; arrogance.">pride,</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.…<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="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6</a></span><br />By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Psalm 19:13</a></span><br />Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></span><br />To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Psalm 119:133</a></span><br />Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">Jeremiah 10:23</a></span><br />I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-2.htm">Proverbs 11:2</a></span><br />When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm">Proverbs 21:4</a></span><br />Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a></span><br />For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12</a></span><br />So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.</p><p class="hdg">withdraw</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11</a></b></br> My days are past, my purposes are broken off, <i>even</i> the thoughts of my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Genesis 20:6</a></b></br> And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Isaiah 23:9</a></b></br> The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, <i>and</i> to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">purpose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a></b></br> Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">2 Chronicles 32:25</a></b></br> But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit <i>done</i> unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a></b></br> The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/12-23.htm">Concealeth</a> <a href="/job/21-31.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/job/33-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/esther/1-18.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/job/33-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/33-5.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/31-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/32-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/13-21.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Work</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Works</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Concealeth</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/job/36-20.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/64-9.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/job/34-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/34-22.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/37-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/35-12.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/33-30.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Withdraw</a> <a href="/job/33-29.htm">Work</a> <a href="/job/33-29.htm">Works</a> <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Wrongdoing</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'; 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In the context of the Book of Job, Elihu is speaking about how God communicates with people, often through dreams or visions, to correct their paths. The concept of turning from wrongdoing is a recurring theme in the Bible, emphasizing repentance and transformation. In the Old Testament, prophets frequently called Israel to turn from their sins (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Jeremiah 25:5</a>). The New Testament continues this theme with John the Baptist and Jesus calling for repentance (<a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a>, <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>). The idea is that God actively seeks to redirect individuals from a path of sin to one of righteousness, aligning with His holy nature.<p><b>and keep him from pride</b><br>Pride is often depicted in the Bible as a root of many sins, leading to a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). In Job's context, Elihu suggests that God uses various means to humble individuals, preventing them from becoming self-reliant or arrogant. Pride was the sin that led to Satan's fall (<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>) and is frequently warned against throughout Scripture. Jesus exemplified humility, as seen in <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>, where He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death on a cross. This phrase underscores the importance of humility in maintaining a right relationship with God, as pride can create a barrier to receiving His guidance and grace.<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 sovereignty. Elihu is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Job 33</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man who suffers greatly and seeks to understand the reasons for his suffering. Job is the central figure in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority and sovereign being who allows Job's suffering for purposes beyond human understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who attempt to explain Job's suffering through traditional wisdom, often attributing it to sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_divine_message.htm">The Divine Message</a></b><br>Elihu suggests that God communicates with humans in various ways, including dreams and visions, to guide them away from sin and pride.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_preventive_grace.htm">God's Preventive Grace</a></b><br>God actively works to prevent us from falling into sin and pride. His interventions, though sometimes mysterious, are acts of grace meant to protect us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride is a significant spiritual danger that can lead to a fall. Recognizing and addressing pride in our lives is crucial for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_communication.htm">Divine Communication</a></b><br>God communicates with us in various ways, including through scripture, prayer, and sometimes through dreams or visions. Being attentive to His voice is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_suffering.htm">The Purpose of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can be a tool used by God to refine us and turn us away from sin. Understanding this can help us endure trials with faith and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_repentance.htm">Humility and Repentance</a></b><br>Embracing humility and seeking repentance are vital responses to God's corrective guidance. These attitudes align us with His will and purpose.<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/does_job_5_17's_view_on_suffering_contradict_other_scriptures.htm">In Job 5:17, why is suffering portrayed as proof of divine discipline, and does this contradict other scriptures where suffering occurs without such a cause?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david's_eternal_throne_explained.htm">In Jeremiah 33:17, it says David will never lack a man on his throne--how is this reconciled with the historical fall of David's dynasty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_15_34-35_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In Job 15:34-35, how can the harsh depiction of divine judgment be squared with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Psalm 103:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_33_19-20_align_with_medicine.htm">In Job 33:19-20, how can physical suffering sent by God be reconciled with current medical understanding and treatments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) F<span class= "bld">rom his purpose.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">That He may witharaw man from carrying out his evil actions, and may remove that pride from man which he secretly cherishes. </span>This is the main point of Elihu's teaching: that the purposes of God are disciplinary, to keep man from the sin which otherwise he would be prone to commit. In this way Job might have been a righteous man, and yet be justly chastened lest he should prove unrighteous.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That he</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> God) <span class="cmt_word">may withdraw man from his purpose</span>; literally, <span class="accented">from</span> his work, assumed to be a wrongful work. Elihu regards the Divine teaching through visions as intended to elevate and purify men. Sometimes God so works upon them as to make them abandon an evil course on which they had entered. Sometimes his object is to save them from indulgence in an evil temper into which, without his help, they might have fallen. In this latter case he may occasionally hide pride from man. Elihu, perhaps, thinks that Job is unduly proud of his integrity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-17.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">in order to turn</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭הָסִיר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from wrongdoing</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and keep</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַסֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵas·seh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגֶּ֣בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(mig·ge·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | 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">pride,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגֵוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡê·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1466.htm">Strong's 1466: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exaltation, arrogance</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-17.htm">Job 33:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:17 That he may withdraw man from his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:18" /></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>