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Job 33:21
21His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, And his bones which were not seen now stick out.
Job 33:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
- New International Version (NIV)Their flesh wastes away to nothing, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
Context of Job 33:21
19“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed, And with unceasing complaint in his bones, 20So that his life makes him loathe food, And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, And his bones which were not seen now stick out. 22Then his soul draws near to the pit [of destruction], And his life to those who bring death (the destroyers). 23“If there is an angel as a mediator for him, One out of a thousand, To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],
Read all of Job 33Job 33:21 word by word
יִ֣כֶל בְּשָׂר֣וֹ מֵרֹ֑אִי וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א רֻאּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 33:21
- Job 7:5My body is clothed with worms and a crust of dust; My skin is hardened [and broken and loathsome], and [breaks out and] runs.
- Job 13:28While I waste away like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
- Job 14:20You prevail forever against him and overpower him, and he passes on; You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living].
- Job 19:20My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, And I have escaped [death] by the skin of my teeth.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
- Psalms 39:11With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
- Psalms 102:3For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
- Proverbs 5:11And you will groan when your life is ending, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
- Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death.
Commentaries on Job 33:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21His flesh is consumed away - As in atrophy, marasmus, and consumptive complaints in general.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen - He wastes away. His flesh, once vigorous, beautiful, and fair, now disappears. This is not a mere description of the nature of his sickness, but it is a description of the disciplinary arrangements of God. It is an important part of his affliction, as a part of the discipline, that his flesh vanishes, and that his appearance is so changed that he becomes repulsive to the view. And his bones that were…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 Job complained of his diseases, and judged by them that God was angry with him; his friends did so too: but Elihu shows that God often afflicts the body for good to the soul. This thought will be of great use for our getting good from sickness, in and by which God speaks to men. Pain is the fruit of sin; yet, by the grace of God, the pain of the body is often made a means of good to the soul. When afflictions have done their work, they shall…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. His flesh once prominent "can no more be seen." His bones once not seen now appear prominent. stick out--literally, "are bare." The Margin, Hebrew (Keri) reading. The text (Chetib) reads it a noun "(are become) bareness." The Keri was no doubt an explanatory reading of transcribers.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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