Bible Strands
Job 33:26
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elihu addresses Job during his prolonged suffering, describing a sequence of restoration that follows Job’s own complaints.
The words — The text centers on יֶעְתַּר (ye'tar), literally "he prays," and וַיָּשֶׁב (va'yashev), literally "he restored," which frame the verse’s movement from supplication to divine reversal.
The thread — This pattern of prayer yielding favor and restored joy appears in Psalms 50:15, Psalms 30:5, and Acts 2:28.
Why it lands — The text states that God restores righteousness to a man who prays and sees His face; it requires the reader to accept that restoration is initiated by divine action, not human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
Cross-references
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalms 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Acts 9:11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
- Isaiah 30:19 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
- Psalms 91:15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Hebrews 11:26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
- Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Numbers 6:25 may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;