Job 18:13
It shall devour the limbs of his ohr (skin); 1 even the bechor mavet (plague) shall devour his members. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
In Context
12Calamity is ra'ev (hungry) for him, 1 and destruction shall be ready for his fall. 1
Cross References
Job 17:16Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? 1 Shall we go down together into the dust?
Jonah 2:6The mayim compassed me about, even to the nefesh; 1 the depth closed me round about, 1 the seaweed were wrapped about my head. 1
Revelation 6:8And I saw, and, hinei, a sus yerakrak (a greenish pale horse), and the one sitting upon it, that riderʼs name was Mavet, and She'ol was following with him. And there was given to them samchut (authority) over a quarter of ha'aretz (the earth), to kill with cherev (sword) and with ra'av (famine) and with mavet (death) and by the chayyot (beasts) of ha'aretz (the earth). + 6:8 Zech 6:3; Hos 13:14; Jer 15:2,3; 24:10; Ezek 5:12,17
Matthew Henry on Job 18:12-21
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up… Read the whole commentary →