King James Version
Job 21:24 in the King James Version says “His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. breasts: or, milk pails” — study this verse from Job chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. breasts: or, milk pails”
Job 21:24 · KJV
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. his: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. breasts: or, milk pails
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“are full”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“and his bones”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
“are moistened”
H8248to quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
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