Job 33:20
What does Job 33:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 33:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 3:19
But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
- Job 3:24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.
- Amos 5:11
Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
- Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
- Psalms 107:17
Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
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