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Job 33:19–21

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He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
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From verse 19

  1. Job 30:17Rank 1 from verse 19
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    17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

  2. Job 5:17–18Rank 2 from verse 19
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    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

    18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  3. 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 3 from verse 19
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    32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  4. Psalms 119:71Rank 4 from verse 19
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    71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

  5. Psalms 94:12Rank 5 from verse 19
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    12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

From verse 20

  1. Job 3:24Rank 1 from verse 20
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    24For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

  2. Psalms 107:17–18Rank 2 from verse 20
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    17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

    18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

  3. Amos 5:11Rank 3 from verse 20
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    11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens 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 wine of them.

  4. Genesis 3:6Rank 4 from verse 20
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    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  5. Jeremiah 3:19Rank 5 from verse 20
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    19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

From verse 21

  1. Job 19:20Rank 1 from verse 21
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    20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

  2. Job 13:28Rank 2 from verse 21
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    28And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

  3. Job 7:5Rank 3 from verse 21
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    5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

  4. Proverbs 5:11Rank 4 from verse 21
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    11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  5. Job 14:20Rank 5 from verse 21
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    20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

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Job 33:19

COMBINED MEANING

chastened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pain

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Sense 1: Suffering, distress, or bodily torment. Sense 2: As a verb, to cause distress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:20

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:21

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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stick

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Sense 1: As a noun, a cut branch, rod, or slender piece of wood. Sense 2: As a verb, to adhere, remain fast, project, or be fixed in or upon something.

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

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

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20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

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21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

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22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

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