Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

International Standard Version

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

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 so that he detests bread,
and his soul despises his favorite food.
21 His flesh wastes away to nothing,
and his unseen bones stick out.
22 He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.



Cross References

Job 19:20

My skin and my flesh cling to my bones;
I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Job 7:5

My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt.
My skin forms scabs and then oozes.

Job 13:28

Man wears out like something rotten,
like a moth-eaten garment.


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Job 14:20

You completely overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his appearance and send him away.

Job 14:22

He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.

Job 16:8

You have shriveled me up—it has become a witness;
My frailty rises up against me and testifies to my face.

Psalm 22:15-17

My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

Psalm 39:11

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

Psalm 102:3-5

For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.

Proverbs 5:11

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

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