Job 33:20
So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
In Context
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.
Cross References
Job 3:24For my sighing cometh instead of my food, and my roarings are poured out like water.
Psalms 107:18Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near unto the gates of death —
Amos 5:11Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof.
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 →