Job 19:20
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
My bone cleaueth to my skinne, ‖and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skinne of my teeth.
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- Psalms 102:5Rank 1 from verse 20
- Lamentations 4:8Rank 2 from verse 20
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.
8†Their visage is blacker then a cole: they are not knowen in the streets: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered, it is become like a sticke.
- Job 33:19–22Rank 3 from verse 20
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
19Hee is chastened also with paine vpon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong paine.
20*So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soule †daintie meate.
21His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seene; and his bones that were not seene, sticke out.
22His soule draweth neere vnto the graue, and his life to the destroyers.
4And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
4And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skinne for skinne, yea all that a man hath, wil he giue for his life.
5But put foorth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6And the LORD said vnto Satan, Behold, hee is in thine hand, ‖but saue his life.
- Lamentations 3:4Rank 7 from verse 20
- Lamentations 5:10Rank 8 from verse 20
- Psalms 102:3Rank 9 from verse 20
- Psalms 22:14–17Rank 10 from verse 20
14I 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.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
14‖I am powred out like water, and all my bones are out of ioynt: my heart is like waxe, it is melted in the middest of my bowels.
15My strength is dried vp like a potsheard: and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16*For dogges haue compassed me: the assembly of the wicked haue inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feete.
17I may tell all my bones: they looke and stare vpon me.
- Psalms 32:3–4Rank 11 from verse 20
3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old; through my roaring all the day long.
4For day and night thy hand was heauy vpon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
- Psalms 38:3Rank 12 from verse 20
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Job 19:20
1. Adheres, sticks, or clings closely. 2. Splits, cuts, or divides apart.
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Sense 1: The natural outer covering of a person or animal; the hide or exterior covering. Sense 2: To strip off the skin or hide.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of escape, meaning to flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.
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1. The hard structures in a person's or animal's jaws, chiefly used for biting and chewing. 2. Toothlike points or projections on a tool or instrument. 3. In ‘cast ... in his teeth,’ to reproach or taunt someone to his face.
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19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
19*All †my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loued, are turned against me.
20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
20My bone cleaueth to my skinne, ‖and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skinne of my teeth.
Selected passage21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
21Haue pity vpon me, haue pitie vpon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.