Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, to bring back his soul from the pit so that it is enlightened with the light of the living, summarizing Elihu's theodicy: God works repeatedly and in multiple ways with human beings to rescue them from destruction and return them to life. The twice, three times suggests repeated divine action. The bringing back from pit reiterates rescue. The enlightenment with light suggests spiritual and practical illumination. The verse expresses Elihu's understanding of divine justice as redemptive rather than merely punitive.

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