Lamentations 4:8
But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
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visage

Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as an oven because of the burning of famine.

Job 30:17-19, 30
Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest. . . .

Joel 2:6
Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

Nahum 2:10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

blacker than a coal.

Lamentations 4:1, 2
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. . . .

Ruth 1:19, 20
So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, "Can this be Naomi?" . . .

Job 2:12
When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air over his head.

Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were appalled at You--His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness--

their skins

Job 19:20
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Job 33:21
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.

Psalm 32:4
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

Psalm 38:3
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.

Psalm 102:3-5, 11
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. . . .

Psalm 119:83
Though I am like a wineskin dried by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their appearance is blacker than soot, They are not recognized in the streets; Their skin is shriveled on their bones, It is withered, it has become like wood.

King James Bible
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now they appear darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become dry like wood.

International Standard Version
Now their faces are blacker than coal; they are unrecognized in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones; it has become dry like a stick.

NET Bible
Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark.
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