Job 19:20
My bones are joined to my skin, and I have got away with my flesh in my teeth.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
In Context
19All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.
21Have pity on me, have pity on me, O my friends! for the hand of God is on me.
Cross References
Job 7:5My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again.
Job 33:19Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;
Psalms 22:14\22:13\I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
Psalms 32:3When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Psalms 102:3\102:2\Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.
Psalms 102:6\102:5\Because of the voice of my sorrow, my flesh is wasted to the bone.
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →