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20 My bones[a] cling to my skin and to my flesh,
and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 “Pity me, pity me, you my friends,
for God’s hand has touched me.
22 Why do you[b] pursue me like God?
And are not satisfied with my flesh?

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  1. Job 19:20 Collective singular
  2. Job 19:22 Plural

20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(A)
    I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]

21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(B) have pity,
    for the hand of God has struck(C) me.
22 Why do you pursue(D) me as God does?(E)
    Will you never get enough of my flesh?(F)

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  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums