Job 33:21
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
Berean Standard Bible
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
20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
Cross References
Job 13:28So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
Job 14:22He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
Job 19:20My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
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 →