King James Version
What Does Job 18:13 Mean?
“It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. strength: Heb. bars”
Context
11
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. drive: Heb. scatter
12
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
13
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. strength: Heb. bars
14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13) **The strength of his skin.**—This verse should probably be rendered, “It shall devour the members of his body, even the firstborn of death shall devour his members;” and by the “firstborn of death” is probably to be understood some wasting disease such as Job’s, the phrase being so used as a euphemism.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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