Verse 20

My bones stick to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped alive with only the skin of my teeth.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 102:5 : 5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
  • Lam 4:8 : 8 ח(Khet) Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark.
  • Job 33:19-22 : 19 Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones, 20 so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare. 21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible. 22 He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.
  • Ps 22:14-17 : 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. 15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death. 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.
  • Ps 32:3-4 : 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long. 4 For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer.(Selah)
  • Ps 38:3 : 3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.
  • Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
  • Lam 3:4 : 4 ב(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.
  • Job 2:4-6 : 4 But Satan answered the LORD,“Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life! 5 But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!” 6 So the LORD said to Satan,“All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
  • Job 7:5 : 5 My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.
  • Job 30:30 : 30 My skin has turned dark on me; my body is hot with fever.
  • Lam 5:10 : 10 Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.