Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

General references

Bible References

The voice

Psalm 6:6

I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.
Psalm 32:3

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all the day long.
Psalm 38:8

I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out];
I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.
Job 19:20

“My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,
And I have escaped [death] by the skin of my teeth.
Proverbs 17:22

A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Lamentations 4:8

Their appearance is [now] blacker than soot [because of the prolonged famine];
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin clings to their bones;
It is withered, and it has become [dry] like wood.

General references

Ezekiel 12:18
“Son of man, eat your bread with anxiety, and drink your water with trembling and with fear.