Job 33:21
His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;
Noyes 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 his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;
22Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
Cross References
Job 13:28And I, like an abandoned thing, shall waste away; Like a garment which is moth-eaten.
Job 14:22But his flesh shall have pain for itself alone; For itself alone shall his soul mourn.
Job 19:20My bones cleave to my flesh and my skin, And I have scarcely escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Psalms 32:3While I kept silence, my bones were wasted, By reason of my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 102:3For my life is consumed like smoke, And my bones burn like a brand.
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 →