John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 33:30
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 apprehension of his friends, and having the sentence of death in himself; see Psalm 90:3 . Or "to turn away" F24 להשיב "ut avertat", Beza, Mercerus, Piscator, Michaelis, Schultens. , or "stay his soul from the pit", as Mr. Broughton; prevent his going into it by removing his disorder, and restoring him to health, as in the case of Hezekiah, Isaiah 38:17... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 33:29-33
We have here the conclusion of this first part of Elihu's discourse, in which, 1. He briefly sums up what he had said, showing that God's great and gracious design, in all the dispensations of his providence towards the children of men, is to save them from being for ever miserable and bring them to be for ever happy, Job 33:29, 30. All these things God is working with the children of men. He deals with them by conscience, by providences, by ministers, by mercies, by afflictions. He makes them... read more