Job 33:20

So that his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;

Noyes Bible

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 with a continual agitation of his bones,

21His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;

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Cross References

Job 3:24For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groans are poured out like water.

Psalms 107:18They abhorred all kinds of food; They were near to the gates of death.

Amos 5:11Since, then, ye trample upon the poor, And take from him presents of wheat, Though ye build houses of hewn stone, ye shall not dwell in them; Though ye plant pleasant vineyards, ye shall not drink their wine.

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 →

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