Job 30:18 BSB — MannaFest

Job 30:18

With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

By God’s great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

KJV

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Is my garment changed - There seem to be here plain allusions to the effect of his cruel disease; the whole body being enveloped with a kind of elephantine hide, formed by innumerable incrustations from the ulcerated surface. It bindeth me about - There is now a new kind of covering to my body, formed by the effects of this disease; and it is not a garment which I can cast off; it is as closely attached to me as the collar of my coat.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It would be noisome to describe what a condition poor Job was in for want of clean linen and good attendance, and what filthy rags all his clothes were. Some think that, among other diseases, Job was ill of a quinsy or swelling in his throat, and that it was this which bound him about like a stiff collar.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּרָב־	be.rov-	with greatness of	H7227 →
כֹּ֭חַ	Ko.ach	strength	H3581 →
יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ	yit.cha.Pes	it disguises itself	H2664 →
לְבוּשִׁ֑י	le.vu.Shi	clothing my	H3830 →
כְּפִ֖י	ke.Fi	like [the] mouth of	H6310 →
כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י	khu.ta.ne.Ti	tunic my	H3801 →
יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃	Ya.'az.Re.ni	he girds about me	H247 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Job 2:7
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
leads to
- Isaiah 1:6
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 28:35
  The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
- Job 30:30
  My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
Through
Job 19:20
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
leads to
- Psalms 102:5
  Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
- 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.
Through
Job 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
leads to
- Isaiah 14:11
  Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
- Job 17:14
  and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
Through
Psalms 38:5
My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
leads to
- Isaiah 1:5–6
  Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.

About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Job