Job 30:18
16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
17 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.
19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.
- KJV
- By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
- WEB
- My garment is disfigured by great force. It binds me about as the collar of my tunic.
- ASV
- By [God`s] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
- DARBY
- By their great force they have become my raiment; they bind me about as the collar of my coat.
- BLB
- With abundance of strength He grasps my garment; by the collar of my tunic He seizes me.
- ÅB
- Ved Guds store kraft er det blitt slik med meg at min kledning ikke er til å kjenne igjen; den henger tett omkring meg som kraven på min underkjortel.
- OTB
- Ved en stor kraft blir mitt plagg forvrengt;
det binder meg som kragen på min kappe. - B1930
- Ved Guds store kraft er det blitt slik med mig at min klædning ikke er til å kjenne igjen; den henger tett omkring mig som kraven på min underkjortel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 2:7
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.
Read in contextJob 19:20
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Read in contextJob 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:5–6
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Read in contextPsalms 38:5
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Read in context