Job 33:21
Their flesh wastes away to nothing; all that's left is skin and bones.
Free Bible Version
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
20They have no desire to eat; they do not even want their favorite dishes.
22They are close to death; their lives approaching the executioner.
Cross References
Job 13:28I'm falling apart like something rotten, like moth-eaten clothes.
Job 14:22As people die they only know their own pain and are sad for themselves.”
Job 19:20I've been reduced to skin and bones and I survive by the skin of my teeth.
Psalms 32:3When I kept quiet, my body fell apart as I groaned in distress all day long.
Psalms 102:3My life is disappearing like smoke; my body feels like it's on fire!
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 →