The Pulpit Commentary on Job 33:28

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light; rather, as in the margin, he hath delivered my soul from going into the pit (comp. Job 33:24), and my life shall see the light.

The restored penitent is still speaking.

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