Giobbe 33:17

17 per distoglier l’uomo dal suo modo d’agire e tener lungi da lui la superbia;

Giobbe 33:17 Meaning and Commentary

Job 33:17

That he may withdraw a man [from his] purpose
Or "work" {m}, his wicked work, as the Targum; either which he has begun upon, or which he designed to do. Thus Abimelech and Laban were restrained from their intentions by a divine admonition in a dream, the one from taking Abraham's wife, as he intended, and the other from doing harm to Jacob, which he designed:

and hide pride from man;
by pardoning his sins, in which there is always pride, so some; pardon of sin being expressed by covering it, ( Psalms 32:1 ) ; or rather by repressing, weakening, and preventing it; and that by not suffering vain and proud men to perform their enterprises, but obliging them to submit to the will of God, and humble themselves under his mighty hand. These are the ends proposed, and which are effected through the Lord speaking to men in dreams, opening their ears, and sending instructions to them; and others also for their good follow.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (hvem) "opere", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus

Giobbe 33:17 In-Context

15 parla per via di sogni, di visioni notturne, quando un sonno profondo cade sui mortali, quando sui loro letti essi giacciono assopiti;

16 allora egli apre i loro orecchi e dà loro in segreto degli ammonimenti,

17 per distoglier l’uomo dal suo modo d’agire e tener lungi da lui la superbia;

18 per salvargli l’anima dalla fossa, la vita dal dardo mortale.

19 L’uomo è anche ammonito sul suo letto, dal dolore, dall’agitazione incessante delle sue ossa;