Job 33:18

Job 33:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18to preserve them from the pit,

their lives from perishing by the sword.33:18 Or from crossing the river

18He keeps his soul back from the pit,

And his life from perishing by the spear.

18He keeps back his soul from the pit,

And his life from passing over into Sheol.

18He holds back his soul from the pit [of destruction],

And his life from passing over into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

18to preserve his soul from the Pit

and his life from perishing by the sword.

18He wants to stop them from going down into the grave.

He doesn’t want them to be killed by swords.