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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I waste away like rotting wood, like a moth-eaten coat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“<i>Man</i> decays like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />While I waste away like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A person wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Man wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am rotting away like cloth eaten by worms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am like worn-out wineskins, like moth-eaten clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As a result, I crumble like rotten wood, like a moth-eaten coat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I waste away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he, as a rotten thing, wears away, "" A moth has consumed him as a garment.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he as rottenness will fall away; as a garment the moth ate it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is moth-eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will be left to decay like something rotten and like a garment that is being eaten by moths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though I wear out like a leather bottle, like a garment the moth has consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet a man is like a worn-out waterskin, and a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he is as a skin which wears out, and like clothing which a moth eats. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though I am like a wine-skin that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>I am as</i> that which waxes old like a bottle, or like a moth-eaten garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2086" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">So man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1086.htm" title="1086: yiḇ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To become old, wear out. A primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay.">wastes away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7538.htm" title="7538: kə·rā·qāḇ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Rottenness, decay. From raqab; decay.">like something rotten,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ă·ḵā·lōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">like a moth-eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/6211.htm" title="6211: ‘āš (N-ms) -- A moth. From ashesh; a moth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: kə·ḇe·ḡeḏ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garment.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></span><br />You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-11</a></span><br />For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm">Isaiah 50:9</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Isaiah 51:8</a></span><br />For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a></span><br />But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Psalm 103:14-16</a></span><br />For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. / As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-21</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he, as a rotten thing, consumes, as a garment that is moth eaten.</p><p class="hdg">And he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-17.htm">Job 30:17-19,29,30</a></b></br> My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12</a></b></br> Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.</p><p class="hdg">as a garment</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-19.htm">Job 4:19</a></b></br> How much less <i>in</i> them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation <i>is</i> in the dust, <i>which</i> are crushed before the moth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></b></br> When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man <i>is</i> vanity. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Hosea 5:12</a></b></br> Therefore <i>will</i> I <i>be</i> unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/2-8.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/job/6-27.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Decaying</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/job/12-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Moth</a> <a href="/james/5-2.htm">Moth-Eaten</a> <a href="/james/5-2.htm">Moths</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/james/5-2.htm">Rotten</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Something</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/james/2-3.htm">Weareth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Wine-Skin</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/33-6.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">Decaying</a> <a href="/job/20-21.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Moth</a> <a href="/james/5-2.htm">Moth-Eaten</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm">Moths</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Rotten</a> <a href="/job/33-10.htm">Something</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Weareth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Wine-Skin</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/job/17-14.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So man wastes away</b><br>This phrase reflects the transient nature of human life, emphasizing the frailty and mortality of mankind. In the context of the Book of Job, it underscores Job's lament about the human condition and the inevitability of decay and death. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a>, which speaks of the brevity of life, and <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which compares life to a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. The imagery of wasting away also connects to the curse of sin introduced in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where death becomes a part of human existence.<p><b>like something rotten</b><br>The comparison to something rotten suggests corruption and decay, highlighting the effects of sin on the world. This imagery is used throughout scripture to describe moral and spiritual decay, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a>, where human righteousness is compared to filthy rags. The rottenness symbolizes the inevitable decline and the ultimate futility of life without divine intervention. It serves as a reminder of the need for redemption and the hope of resurrection, which is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ.<p><b>like a moth-eaten garment</b><br>The metaphor of a moth-eaten garment illustrates the destructive forces that render something once valuable into something worthless. In ancient times, garments were precious possessions, and moths could easily destroy them, symbolizing vulnerability and impermanence. This imagery is also found in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a>, where Jesus advises storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, where moth and rust destroy. The moth-eaten garment serves as a metaphor for the temporal nature of earthly life and possessions, pointing to the eternal value found in a relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, enduring immense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan, yet remains the ultimate authority and source of wisdom throughout the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer counsel but often misinterpret his suffering as a result of sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_testing.htm">Suffering and Testing</a></b><br>The overarching event in the Book of Job, where Job's faith and righteousness are tested through severe trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_frailty_and_mortality.htm">Human Frailty and Mortality</a></b><br>Job's description of wasting away reminds us of the temporary nature of human life. It calls us to reflect on our mortality and the importance of living with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, and Job's lament highlights the depth of pain that can accompany it. Believers are encouraged to seek God amidst their trials, trusting in His ultimate wisdom and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_righteousness.htm">The Need for Righteousness</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job maintains his integrity. This challenges us to pursue righteousness and faithfulness, even when circumstances are difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perspective.htm">The Importance of Perspective</a></b><br>Job's imagery of decay serves as a reminder to focus on what is eternal rather than temporary. Believers are called to invest in spiritual growth and treasures in heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Job's trials and his response underscore the importance of trusting in God's sovereignty, even when His ways are beyond our understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_13_28_contradict_human_resilience.htm">In Job 13:28, does the depiction of human frailty as a moth-eaten garment contradict archaeological or historical findings about human resilience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ancient_miners_explore_so_deep.htm">How can Job 28 claim humans search the depths of the earth (Job 28:1-4) when ancient mining technology was so limited?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'all_is_vanity'_contradict_purpose.htm">In Ecclesiastes 12:8, does the statement 'all is vanity' contradict the idea of purpose found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deut._28_link_prosperity_to_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 28 emphasize material prosperity or catastrophe as divine favor or curse, while other passages (e.g., Job) depict suffering as potentially unrelated to personal obedience?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he</span>. The change of person is very strange, but not unknown to the Hebrew idiom. It is impossible that any one but Job himself can be meant. <span class="cmt_word">As a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten</span>. An allusion to the character of the disease from which he is suffering. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭הוּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wastes away</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְלֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fail, to wear out, decay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like something rotten,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּרָקָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rā·qāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7538.htm">Strong's 7538: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rottenness, decay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a moth-eaten</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכָ֣לוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵā·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">garment.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇe·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-28.htm">Job 13:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:28 Though I am decaying like a rotten (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/14-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 14:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 14:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>