Verse 18

Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 88:3 : 3 For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
  • Ps 9:13 : 13 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
  • Isa 38:10 : 10 I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
  • Job 33:19-22 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones; 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
  • Job 38:17 : 17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?