Job 33:20
Job 33:20 Meaning and Explanation
“So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The suffering grows so severe that the person loses all appetite, even for the choicest food.
What Does Job 33:20 Mean?
Elihu describes the wasting that illness brings. The sick one turns from bread and from delicacies alike; the body in its distress refuses even what it once craved.
There are seasons when life loses its savor and the things that once gave pleasure no longer do. Such hollow times are not beyond God’s reach. He sees the one who cannot eat for grief, and the very emptiness can become the place where the soul finally listens for a deeper bread.
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What does Job 33:20 mean?
The suffering grows so severe that the person loses all appetite, even for the choicest food.