Job 33:20
so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
In Context
19He also is chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones,
21His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seen. And his bones that were not seen stick out.
Cross References
Job 3:24For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like water.
Psalms 107:18Their soul abhors all manner of food, and they draw near to the gates of death.
Amos 5:11Inasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions of wheat from him. Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:20-29
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness: 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down… Read the whole commentary →