Job 33:21

Complete Jewish Bible

His flesh wastes away, till one can't stand to look; his bones protrude and become unsightly.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
His flesh wastes away to nothing,and his unseen bones stick out.

Hebrew Names Version
His flesh is so consumed away, that it can't be seen; His bones that 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.

English Standard Version
His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out.

New Century Version
Their body becomes so thin there is almost nothing left of it, and their bones that were hidden now stick out.

New English Translation
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible.

Amplified Bible
"His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, And his bones which were not seen now stick out.

New American Standard Bible
"His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones, which 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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.

Legacy Standard Bible
His flesh wastes away from sight,And his bones which were not seen stick out.

Berean Standard Bible
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.

Contemporary English Version
and we become so skinny that our bones stick out.

Darby Translation
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

Easy-to-Read Version
Their bodies might waste away until they become thin and all their bones stick out.

George Lamsa Translation
His flesh is wasted away because of his fear, so that a greater part of his bones can he seen.

Good News Translation
Their bodies waste away to nothing; you can see all their bones;

Lexham English Bible
His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, which are invisible, are bared.

Literal Translation
His flesh wastes away from his sight; and his bones laid bare, they that were not seen.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In so moch, that his body is clene consumed awaye, & his bones appeare nomore.

American Standard Version
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.

Bible in Basic English
His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.

King James Version (1611)
His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seene; and his bones that were not seene, sticke out.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In so much that his body is cleane consumed away, and his bones appeare which before were not seene.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.

English Revised Version
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
His fleisch schal faile for rot, and hise boonys, that weren hilid, schulen be maad nakid.

Update Bible Version
His flesh is consumed away, that it can't be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.

Webster's Bible Translation
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones [that] were not seen stick out.

New King James Version
His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones stick out which once were not seen.

New Living Translation
Their flesh wastes away, and their bones stick out.

New Life Bible
His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen. His bones which were not seen stick out.

New Revised Standard
Their flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and their bones, once invisible, now stick out.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen;

Douay-Rheims Bible
His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.

Revised Standard Version
His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and his bones which were not seen stick out.

Young's Literal Translation
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones which were not seen stick out.

Contextual Overview

¹⁹ "He is also warned by pain when in bed, when all his bones are hurting; ²⁰ so that he detests bread as well as richer food. ²¹ His flesh wastes away, till one can't stand to look; his bones protrude and become unsightly. ²² His soul comes close to the pit and his life to those who bring death. ²³ "If there is for him an angel, a mediator, one among a thousand, who can vouch for the man's uprightness; ²⁴ then [God] is gracious to him and says, ‘Redeem him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.' ²⁵ His flesh becomes fresher than that of a child, he returns to the days of his youth. ²⁶ He prays to God and is accepted by him, so that he sees [God's] face with joy, and [God] repays the man for his righteousness. ²⁷ He declares before everyone, ‘I sinned; I perverted what was right, and it gained me nothing. ²⁸ [God] redeemed me from going into the pit, and now my life sees light.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

His flesh: Job 7:5, Job 13:28, Job 14:20, Job 14:22, Job 19:20, Psalms 32:3, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 102:3-5, Proverbs 5:11

his bones: Psalms 22:15-17

Reciprocal: Psalms 22:17 - I may Lamentations 4:8 - their skin Hebrews 2:15 - deliver

Gill's Notes on the Bible

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen,.... All being gone, none left to be seen, nothing but skin and bones; and this partly through the vehemence of strong pain, and partly through the nausea of food; not being able to take anything for nourishment and the support of the fluids, and so quite emaciated:

and his bones [that] were not seen stick out: which before were covered with flesh and fat, so that they could not be seen; but now the flesh and fat being wasted, they seem as if they rose up in an eminence, and stood out to be beheld; this was also Job's case, being reduced to a mere skeleton, Job 19:20. Elihu, in this description of an afflicted man, seems to have Job chiefly in view, and by this would intimate to him that God had been, and was speaking to him by those afflictions, which he would do well to advert unto.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen - He wastes away. His flesh, once vigorous, beautiful, and fair, now disappears. This is not a mere description of the nature of his sickness, but it is a description of the disciplinary arrangements of God. It is an important part of his affliction, as a part of the discipline, that his flesh vanishes, and that his appearance is so changed that he becomes repulsive to the view.

And his bones that were not seen, stick out - His bones were before invisible. They were carefully concealed by the rounded muscle, and by the fat which filled up the interstices, so that they were not offensive to the view. But now the protuberances of his bones can be seen, for God has reduced him to the condition of a skeleton. This is one of the common effects of disease, and this shows the strength of the discipline which God contemplates. The parts of the human frame which in health are carefully hid from the view, as being unsightly, become now prominent, and can be hidden no longer. One design is to humble us; to take away the pride which delighted in the round and polished limb, the rose on the cheek, the ruby lip, and the smooth forehead; and to show us what we shall soon be in the grave.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 33:21. His flesh is consumed away — As in atrophy, marasmus, and consumptive complaints in general.