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Job 33:20 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 33:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 33 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. dainty: Heb. meat of desire”
Job 33:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread (wezihămāṯû ḥayyātô lāḥem, וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם)—The verb zāham means to loathe, feel disgust, or abhor. Life (ḥayyāh) itself recoils from bread (leḥem), the staff of life. This depicts severe illness where appetite vanishes—the body rejects sustenance necessary for survival. Physical revulsion toward food signals mortal danger, the body shutting down its basic drives.And his soul dainty meat (wěnapšô ma'ăkal ta'ăwāh, וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה)—Even delicacies (ma'ăkal ta'ăwāh, food of desire or appetite) that normally stimulate hunger become repulsive...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 33:20
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“For my sighing cometh before I eat”
“and because of their iniquities.”
“and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of hewn stone”
“How I will put you among the children”
“and that it was a delight to the eyes”