Job 33:21
His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
22So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death:
Cross References
Job 13:28And, a man himself, as a rotten thing, weareth out, as a garment which the moth hath eaten.
Job 14:22But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
Job 19:20Unto my skin and unto my flesh, have my bones cleaved, and I have escaped with the akin of my teeth.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;
Psalms 102:3For, consumed in smoke, are my days, And, my bones, like a burning mass, are scorched through;
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 →