Job 33:21
His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
In Context
20He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
22And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.
Cross References
Job 13:28Though a man comes to nothing like a bit of dead wood, or like a robe which has become food for the worm.
Job 14:22Only his flesh still has pain, and his soul is sad.
Job 19:20My bones are joined to my skin, and I have got away with my flesh in my teeth.
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.
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 →