Job 19:20
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My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
In other translations
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 102:5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
- Lamentations 4:8Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
- Job 33:19-2219 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.19 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, 20 so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. 21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. 22 He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
- Job 2:4-64 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life. 5 But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” 6 “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
- Psalm 22:14-1714 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. 16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
- Psalm 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
- Job 30:30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
- Psalm 32:3-43 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
- Lamentations 3:4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
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