Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
his soul—his life.
the pit—the grave; a symbol of hell.
perishing by the sword—that is, a violent death; in the Old Testament a symbol of the future punishment of the ungodly.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 33:18:
Job 33:17
Job 36:10
Job 36:12
Proverbs 28:17
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