Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

His flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible.

New American Standard Bible

“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.

King James Version

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

Holman Bible

His flesh wastes away to nothing,
and his unseen bones stick out.

A Conservative Version

His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seen. And his bones that were not seen stick out.

American Standard Version

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.

Amplified


“His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
And his bones which were not seen now stick out.

Bible in Basic English

His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

Darby Translation

His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

Julia Smith Translation

His flesh will consume away from seeing, and they saw not the nakedness of his bones.

King James 2000

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen now stick out.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, [which] are invisible, are bared.

Modern King James verseion

His flesh wastes away, not seen; and his bones laid bare; they were not seen.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Insomuch that his body is clean consumed away, and his bones appear no more.

NET Bible

His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible.

New Heart English Bible

His flesh is so consumed away, that it can't be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.

The Emphasized Bible

His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;

Webster

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

World English Bible

His flesh is so consumed away, that it can't be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.

Youngs Literal Translation

His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

that it cannot be seen
ראי 
Ro'iy 
Usage: 5

and his bones
עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

that were not seen
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

Elihu Rebukes Job

20 He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food. 21 His flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible. 22 His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner."



Cross References

Job 19:20

I'm a pile of skin and bones; I have barely escaped by the skin of my teeth."

Job 7:5

My skin is covered with worms and clods of dirt; my skin becomes rough and then breaks out afresh.

Job 13:28

So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."

Job 14:20

You overpower him once and for all, and then he departs; you change his appearance and then send him away.

Job 14:22

He feels only his own pain, and grieves only for himself."

Job 16:8

You've arrested me, making me testify against myself! My leanness rises up to attack me, accusing me to my face.

Psalm 22:15-17

My strength is dried up like broken pottery; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, and you have brought me down to the dust of death.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away by my groaning all day long.

Psalm 39:11

You rebuke by chastening a man with the consequence of iniquities; you destroy what is attractive to him, as one would treat a moth. Indeed, every person is a puff of wind. Interlude

Psalm 102:3-5

For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace.

Proverbs 5:11

You will cry out in anguish when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed,

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