Job 19:20
What does Job 19:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 19:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My bones are joined to my skin, and I have got away with my flesh in my teeth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The flesh being consumed, my bone hath cleaved to my skin, and nothing but lips are left about my teeth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Lamentations 4:8
Their 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.
- Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.
- Job 2:4
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
- Job 33:19
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
- Psalms 38:3
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
- Job 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.
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