Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version so that their body finds food repulsive and their soul loathes the choicest meal. New Living Translation They lose their appetite for even the most delicious food. English Standard Version so that his life loathes bread, and his appetite the choicest food. Berean Standard Bible so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. King James Bible So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. New King James Version So that his life abhors bread, And his soul succulent food. New American Standard Bible So that his life loathes bread, And his soul, food that he should crave. NASB 1995 So that his life loathes bread, And his soul favorite food. NASB 1977 So that his life loathes bread, And his soul favorite food. Legacy Standard Bible So that his life loathes bread, And his soul favorite food. Amplified Bible So that his life makes him loathe food, And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes. Christian Standard Bible so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food. Holman Christian Standard Bible so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food. American Standard Version So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. Contemporary English Version Merely the thought of our favorite food makes our stomachs sick, English Revised Version So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. GOD'S WORD® Translation so that their whole being hates food and they lose their appetite for a delicious meal. Good News Translation Those who are sick lose their appetites, and even the finest food looks revolting. International Standard Version He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food. Majority Standard Bible so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. NET Bible so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare. New Heart English Bible So that his life abhors bread, and his soul choicest food. Webster's Bible Translation So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food. World English Bible so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd his life has nauseated bread, "" And his soul desirable food. Young's Literal Translation And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food. Smith's Literal Translation His life loathed bread, and his soul food of desire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired. Catholic Public Domain Version Bread becomes abominable to him in his life, and, to his soul, the meat which before he desired. New American Bible So that to his appetite food is repulsive, his throat rejects the choicest nourishment. New Revised Standard Version so that their lives loathe bread, and their appetites dainty food. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo that his flesh fails because of his fear, and his soul is not satisfied with bread, and covets food. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated His flesh will waste away from his fear, and his soul will not be satisfied with bread, and his soul will lust for food OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, And his soul dainty food. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Rebukes Job…19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, 20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. 21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.… Cross References Psalm 107:18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death. Isaiah 29:8 as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion. Proverbs 13:25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty. Psalm 102:4 My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Psalm 22:15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. Lamentations 3:17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” Psalm 88:9 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. Isaiah 65:13 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. Ecclesiastes 6:7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. Luke 15:16 He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing. John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. John 6:27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.” Treasury of Scripture So that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty meat. his life Psalm 107:17,18 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted… dainty meat. Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. Amos 5:11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. Jump to Previous Abhor Abhorreth Abhors Appetite Bread Choicest Dainty Delicate Desirable Desire Favorite Finds Food Life Maketh Meal Meat Repulsive Soul TurnedJump to Next Abhor Abhorreth Abhors Appetite Bread Choicest Dainty Delicate Desirable Desire Favorite Finds Food Life Maketh Meal Meat Repulsive Soul TurnedJob 33 1. Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job8. He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness 14. God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry 31. He incites Job to attention so that he detests The phrase "so that he detests" indicates a profound aversion or rejection. In the Hebrew context, the word used here can be linked to a deep emotional response, often associated with a turning away from something once desired. This reflects a spiritual or physical condition where what was once sustaining or pleasurable becomes repulsive. In the broader narrative of Job, this can symbolize a period of intense trial where even basic sustenance becomes undesirable, highlighting the depth of Job's suffering and the transformative nature of divine discipline. his bread and his soul loathes his favorite food Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew so that heחַיָּת֣וֹ (ḥay·yā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life detests וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ (wə·zi·hă·mat·tū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2092: To be rancid, to loathe his bread, לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain and his soul וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ (wə·nap̄·šōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion [loathes] his favorite תַּאֲוָֽה׃ (ta·’ă·wāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8378: A longing, a delight food. מַאֲכַ֥ל (ma·’ă·ḵal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3978: An eatable Links Job 33:20 NIVJob 33:20 NLT Job 33:20 ESV Job 33:20 NASB Job 33:20 KJV Job 33:20 BibleApps.com Job 33:20 Biblia Paralela Job 33:20 Chinese Bible Job 33:20 French Bible Job 33:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 33:20 So that his life abhors bread (Jb) |
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