Job 19:20
My flesh is corrupt under my skin, 1 And my bones are held in my teeth. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
In Context
19They that saw me abhorred me: 1 The very persons whom I had loved, rose up against me. 1
21Pity me, pity me, O friends; 1 For it is the hand of the Lord that has touched me. 1
Cross References
Job 7:5And my body is covered with loathsome worms; 1 And I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption. 1
Job 33:19And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, 1 And the multitude of his bones is benumbed. 1
Psalms 32:3Sing to him a new song; 1 Play skillfully with a loud noise. 1
Psalms 102:3Who forgives all thy transgressions, 1 Who heals all thy diseases; 1
Psalms 102:6The Lord executes mercy 1 And judgment for all that are injured. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →