One wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 33:21 - New Revised Standard Version Their flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen; and their bones, once invisible, now stick out. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. American Standard Version (1901) His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. Common English Bible the flesh wastes away, no longer visible; the bones, once hidden, protrude. Catholic Public Domain Version His body will waste away, and his bones, which had been covered, will be revealed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His flesh shall be consumed away: and his bones that were covered shall be made bare. |
One wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
You prevail forever against them, and they pass away; you change their countenance, and send them away.
They feel only the pain of their own bodies, and mourn only for themselves.”
And he has shriveled me up, which is a witness against me; my leanness has risen up against me, and it testifies to my face.
My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out again.
“You chastise mortals in punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is dear to them; surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah
and at the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are consumed,