Job 33:29 Meaning and Explanation
“Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Elihu sums up: God does all these things again and again with a person.
What Does Job 33:29 Mean?
Lifting his eyes from the single case, Elihu declares this is no rare event. God works in these ways repeatedly, returning time after time to warn, to discipline, and to deliver.
What patience this reveals in God. He does not give up after one attempt but comes again and again, by dream and by pain and by deliverance, seeking to turn a soul toward life. The persistence of God’s mercy is one of the great comforts of Scripture: He keeps reaching for us long after we would have given up on ourselves.
Job 33:29 in the Original Language
paam (פַּעַם), 'oftentimes' -- two or three times, again and again; here, God’s repeated action.
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What does Job 33:29 mean?
Elihu sums up: God does all these things again and again with a person.