Verse 4

ב(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 51:8 : 8 Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!
  • Isa 38:13 : 13 I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.
  • Jer 50:17 : 17 “The people of Israel are like scattered sheep which lions have chased away. First the king of Assyria devoured them. Now last of all King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has gnawed their bones.
  • Ps 102:3-5 : 3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace. 4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. 5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
  • Ps 31:9-9 : 9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength. 10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
  • Ps 38:2-8 : 2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. 3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. 4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. 5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. 6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. 7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. 8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
  • Ps 32:3 : 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
  • Job 16:8-9 : 8 You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me. 9 His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.
  • Ps 22:14 : 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.