Job 33:21
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21 Their flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
and their bones, once invisible, now stick out.(A)
Job 19:20
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20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh,
and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.(A)
Proverbs 5:11
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11 and at the end of your life you groan,
when your flesh and body are consumed,
Psalm 102:3-5
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3 For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.(A)
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass;
I am too wasted to eat my bread.(B)
5 Because of my loud groaning,
my bones cling to my skin.(C)
Psalm 39:11
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11 “You chastise mortals
in punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is dear to them;
surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah(A)
Psalm 32:3-4
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3 While I kept silent, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long.(A)
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer. Selah(B)
Footnotes
- 32.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 22:15-17
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15 my mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.(A)
16 For dogs are all around me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they bound my hands and feet.[b](B)
17 I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;
Job 16:8
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8 And he has[a] shriveled me up,
which is a witness against me;
my leanness has risen up against me,
and it testifies to my face.(A)
Footnotes
- 16.8 Heb you have
Job 14:22
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22 They feel only the pain of their own bodies
and mourn only for themselves.”
Job 14:20
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20 You prevail forever against them, and they pass away;
you change their countenance and send them away.(A)
Job 13:28
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28 One wastes away like a rotten thing,
like a garment that is moth-eaten.(A)
Job 7:5
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5 My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt;
my skin hardens, then breaks out again.
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