Job 33:20
So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
In Context
19Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!
21His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;
Cross References
Job 3:24For, in the face of my food, my sighing, cometh in, and, poured out like the water, are my groans:
Psalms 107:18All manner of food, their soul abhorreth, and so they draw near unto the gates of death,
Amos 5:11Therefore—because ye have trampled on the poor, and, the gift of corn, ye would take away from him, though, houses of hewn stone, ye have built, Yet shall ye not dwell in them,—Though, delightful vineyards, ye have planted, Yet shall ye not drink the wine of them.
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 →