Parallel Verses

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.

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 his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. 21 “His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.
22 His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death.

Cross References

Job 19:20

My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Job 7:5

My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.

Job 13:28

Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Job 14:20

You prevail forever against him, and he passes; you change his countenance, and send him away.

Job 14:22

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

Job 16:8

And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me, and my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face.

Psalm 22:15-17

my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.

Psalm 32:3-4

For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

Psalm 39:11

When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah

Psalm 102:3-5

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

Proverbs 5:11

and at the end of your life you groan, when your flesh and body are consumed,

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