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My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My flesh is caked with worms and dust, My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My flesh is clothed with maggots and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and oozes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt; My skin hardens and runs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt; My skin scabs over and flows <i>out again</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My body is clothed with worms and a crust of dust; My skin is hardened [and broken and loathsome], and [breaks out and] runs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs and then oozes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt. My skin forms scabs and then oozes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My parched skin is covered with worms, dirt, and sores, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin closeth up and breaketh out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin is crusted over with sores; then they ooze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My body is full of worms; it is covered with scabs; pus runs out of my sores. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My skin is covered with worms and clods of dirt; my skin becomes rough and then breaks out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and become lothsome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My flesh has been clothed [with] worms, "" And a clod of dust, "" My skin has been shriveled and is loathsome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Clothed hath been my flesh with worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And my flesh was clothed with worms, and a clod of dust; my akin was contracted and melted away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with particles of rottenness and filth; my skin is dried up and tightened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and scabs; my skin cracks and festers; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out again.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My flesh is covered with worms, and my body with dust; my skin is shrunk, and falls apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My flesh wears worms and my body, the dust; my skin is shriveled and rotted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up and breaketh out afresh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-5.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=1040" 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/7.htm">Job Continues: Life Seems Futile</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">My flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: lā·ḇaš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">is clothed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7415.htm" title="7415: rim·māh (N-fs) -- A worm. From ramam in the sense of breading; a maggot, literally or figuratively.">with worms</a> <a href="/hebrew/1487.htm" title="1487: wə·ḡīš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A clod, lump. Or rather giysh; of uncertain derivation; a mass of earth.">and encrusted</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ā·p̄ār (N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">with dirt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·w·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">my skin</a> <a href="/hebrew/7280.htm" title="7280: rā·ḡa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to toss violently and suddenly; figuratively to settle, i.e. Quiet; specifically, to wink.">is cracked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: way·yim·mā·’ês (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">and festering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.…<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="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5-7</a></span><br />My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly. / I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. / For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Lamentations 3:4</a></span><br />He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-5</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/24-20.htm">Isaiah 24:20</a></span><br />The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<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="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></span><br />This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a></span><br />Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2-4</a></span><br />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. / For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53-54</a></span><br />For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. / When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.</p><p class="hdg">flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7,8</a></b></br> So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-14.htm">Job 17:14</a></b></br> I have said to corruption, Thou <i>art</i> my father: to the worm, <i>Thou art</i> my mother, and my sister.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-26.htm">Job 19:26</a></b></br> And <i>though</i> after my skin <i>worms</i> destroy this <i>body</i>, yet in my flesh shall I see God:</p><p class="hdg">loathsome.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-31.htm">Job 9:31</a></b></br> Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a></b></br> And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Ezekiel 20:43</a></b></br> And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm">Afresh</a> <a href="/job/4-15.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">Closes</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Closeth</a> <a href="/esther/4-2.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Cracked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">Crust</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Dirt</a> <a href="/job/5-6.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Festering</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">Hardens</a> <a href="/job/6-7.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Scabs</a> <a href="/job/2-4.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/9-4.htm">Afresh</a> <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/21-33.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-28.htm">Closes</a> <a href="/job/26-9.htm">Closeth</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Cracked</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-1.htm">Crust</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Dirt</a> <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Festering</a> <a href="/job/10-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Hardens</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Runs</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Scabs</a> <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/job/19-26.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Job 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job excuses his desire of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm">He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.</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'; 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In the ancient Near East, skin diseases were often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment. The mention of "worms" suggests decay and corruption, possibly indicating a severe skin disease like leprosy or a similar affliction. This phrase underscores the depth of Job's misery and the degradation of his physical body, which was once healthy and respected. The use of "clothed" implies that this condition is all-encompassing, affecting every part of his being. This imagery can be connected to the broader biblical theme of human frailty and mortality, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where humanity is reminded of their return to dust.<p><b>my skin is cracked and festering.</b><br>The description of cracked and festering skin further emphasizes the painful and humiliating nature of Job's affliction. In the cultural context of the time, skin diseases could lead to social isolation, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/13.htm">Leviticus 13-14</a>, where those with leprosy were required to live outside the camp. This physical suffering is a tangible expression of Job's inner turmoil and spiritual anguish. The festering sores can also be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and emotional wounds that Job is experiencing. This phrase highlights the theme of suffering and endurance, which is central to the Book of Job. It also foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who bore physical and spiritual wounds for humanity's redemption, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>.<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, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's lament over his physical and emotional suffering. He describes his body in a state of decay, reflecting his deep anguish.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's vivid description of his physical state reminds us that suffering is a real and painful part of human existence. It challenges us to acknowledge and empathize with those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_despair.htm">The Depth of Despair</a></b><br>Job's words reflect a deep despair that can accompany prolonged suffering. This teaches us the importance of supporting those in despair and pointing them to hope in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reflection.htm">Spiritual Reflection</a></b><br>The physical decay Job describes can serve as a metaphor for spiritual decay. It prompts us to examine our spiritual health and seek renewal through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>Despite Job's suffering, the broader account of Job affirms God's sovereignty and ultimate purpose. This encourages us to trust in God's plan, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_community.htm">Compassion and Community</a></b><br>Job's experience underscores the need for compassion and community support. As believers, we are called to bear one another's burdens and provide comfort.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_job_17_13-16_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Do the despairing references to the grave and Sheol in Job 17:13-16 conflict with later biblical teachings on hope and resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_clairvoyance.htm">What does 'born to trouble' signify in Job 5:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_2_1-6_show_god's_goodness.htm">How can God's conversation with Satan, suggesting further suffering, be reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of God's goodness? (Job 2:1-6)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">With worms and clods of dust.</span>--It is characteristic of Elephantiasis that the skin becomes hard and rugous, and then cracks and becomes ulcerated.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My flesh is clothed with worms</span>. <span class="accented">The leas et origo mall</span> in elephantiasis is a worm called <span class="accented">filaria sanguinis hominid.</span> It is a long, fine, thread-like creature, of a white colour, smooth; and devoid of markings (Quain's 'Dictionary of Medicine,' vol. 1, pp. 512, 513). <span class="cmt_word">And clods of dust</span>. This is rather poetical than strictly medical. The special characteristic of elephantiasis, from which it derives its name, is that the integument, or outer skin, is "formed into large masses or folds, with a rugose condition of the surface, not unlike the appearance of an elephant's leg" (Quain, vol. 1. p. 431). But the swellings do not contain clods of dust<span class="cmt_word">. My skin is broken, and become loathsome</span>. A common feature in elephantiasis is the development and gradual growth of solid papules or tubercles in the skin. These enlarge as the disease progresses, and after a time soften and break up; an nicer is then formed, and a discharge follows of a virulent and loathsome character. Presently the discharge steps; the ulcer heals; but only to break out again in another place. In the Revised Version the passage is rendered, <span class="accented">My skin closeth up</span>, <span class="accented">and breaketh afresh.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-5.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">My flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׂרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is clothed</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֘בַ֤שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with worms</span><br /><span class="heb">רִ֭מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(rim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7415.htm">Strong's 7415: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maggot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and encrusted</span><br /><span class="heb">וְג֣וּשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of earth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with dirt;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָפָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my skin</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹרִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is cracked</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֝גַ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7280.htm">Strong's 7280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and festering.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·mā·’ês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:6" /></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>