King James Version

Job 33:21

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

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יִ֣כֶלyikhelceaseכָּלָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a wish or indirect commandH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…בְּשָׂר֣וֹbesarvobodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.מֵרֹ֑אִיmeroifrom gazingstockרֳאִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from gazingstock”, the ordinary formH7210sight, whether abstractly (vision) or concretely (a spectacle)gazingstock, look to, (that) see(-th).ושפיvshfyand high placeשְׁפִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and high place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8205bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plainhigh place, stick out.וְשֻׁפּ֥וּveshupvand highשָׁפָהconjunction, verb, pual, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and high”, a completed action in a sequenceH8192to abrade, i.e. barehigh, stick out.עַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatsmotayvbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…רֻאּֽוּruvseeרָאָהverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

World English Bible

His flesh is so consumed away that it can’t be seen. His bones that were not seen stick out.

Darby Translation

His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

Douay-Rheims

His flesh shall be consumed away, and his bones that were covered shall be made bare.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἕως ἂν σαπῶσιν αὐτοῦ αἱ σάρκες, καὶ ἀποδείξῃ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ κένα.