Read the Bible
KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE

Job 30:17–19

TEXT EDITION
Pure Cambridge Edition selected
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Share
Email linkOpen a new message in your email app
Read chapter
More
Report an issueTell us about a text or study problem

PASSAGE SELECTION

Build from either side

3 selected · 7 available

Choose up to 10 verses in this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.

SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

Cross References

15 Essential passages are open for comparison.

Reference depth

From verse 17

  1. Isaiah 38:13Rank 1 from verse 17
    Open

    13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

  2. Job 33:19–21Rank 2 from verse 17
    Open

    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.

  3. Job 7:4Rank 3 from verse 17
    Open

    4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

  4. Psalms 22:2Rank 4 from verse 17
    Open

    2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

  5. Psalms 6:2–6Rank 5 from verse 17
    Open

    2Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

    3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

    4Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

    5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

    6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

From verse 18

  1. Job 19:20Rank 1 from verse 18
    Open

    20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

  2. Job 2:7Rank 2 from verse 18
    Open

    7¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

  3. Job 7:5Rank 3 from verse 18
    Open

    5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

  4. Isaiah 1:5–6Rank 4 from verse 18
    Open

    5¶ Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

    6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

  5. Psalms 38:5Rank 5 from verse 18
    Open

    5My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

From verse 19

  1. Job 9:31Rank 1 from verse 19
    Open

    31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

  2. Genesis 18:27Rank 2 from verse 19
    Open

    27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

  3. Job 42:6Rank 3 from verse 19
    Open

    6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

  4. Psalms 69:14Rank 4 from verse 19
    Open

    14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

  5. Jeremiah 38:6Rank 5 from verse 19
    Open

    6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

Job 30:17

COMBINED MEANING

pierced

↗

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pierce, meaning to penetrate, puncture, stab, or pass sharply through a body or object.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

↗

1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

night

↗

1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

season

↗

Sense 1: An appointed time or period. Sense 2: As a verb, to prepare, mature, or make suitable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sinews

↗

Strong fibrous cords or bands of the body that bind, join, and move bones, muscles, flesh, and bodily members.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

take

↗

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

rest

↗

Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 30:18

COMBINED MEANING

force

↗

Sense 1: Strength or power. Sense 2: Compulsion. Sense 3: Effect or operative power. Sense 4: An armed body. Sense 5: To compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

disease

↗

1. A sickness, infirmity, or bodily malady. 2. A grievous condition likened to sickness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

garment

↗

1. An article of clothing or covering worn or placed about the body. 2. Figuratively, something that covers or surrounds as clothing does.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

changed

↗

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of change, meaning to make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bindeth

↗

Ties, fastens, joins, confines, restrains, or holds; binds up by wrapping or closing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

about

↗

1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 30:19

COMBINED MEANING

cast

↗

1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

like

↗

Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ashes

↗

Sense 1: The powdery residue left after burning. Sense 2: A sign of mourning, humiliation, or ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

READ BEFORE AND AFTER

Surrounding Verses

Nearby Scripture remains separate from the selected passage until you add it.

16And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

Selected passage

18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

Selected passage

19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

Selected passage

20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

LOCAL PASTOR DIRECTORY

Find a Pastor Near You

Enter a U.S. ZIP code to find nearby pastors committed to holding fast the faithful word.

Your ZIP is processed in this browser from local data. It is not sent to a ZIP lookup service or to a church. ZIP coordinates from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.