Job 33:21
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
Darby Translation
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
20And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
22And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
Cross References
Job 13:28One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.
Job 14:22But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.
Job 19:20My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 102:3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
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 →