Job 30:30
New International Version
My skin grows black and peels; my body burns with fever.

New Living Translation
My skin has turned dark, and my bones burn with fever.

English Standard Version
My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat.

Berean Standard Bible
My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.

King James Bible
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

New King James Version
My skin grows black and falls from me; My bones burn with fever.

New American Standard Bible
“My skin turns black on me, And my bones burn with fever.

NASB 1995
“My skin turns black on me, And my bones burn with fever.

NASB 1977
“My skin turns black on me, And my bones burn with fever.

Legacy Standard Bible
My skin turns black on me, And my bones burn with fever.

Amplified Bible
“My skin falls from me in blackened flakes, And my bones are burned with fever.

Christian Standard Bible
My skin blackens and flakes off, and my bones burn with fever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My skin blackens and flakes off, and my bones burn with fever.

American Standard Version
My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned with heat.

Contemporary English Version
My skin is so parched, that it peels right off, and my bones are burning.

English Revised Version
My skin is black, and falleth from me, and my bones are burned with heat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My skin turns dark and peels. My body burns with fever.

Good News Translation
My skin has turned dark; I am burning with fever.

International Standard Version
My skin turns black all over me; and my bones seem burned from the heat.

Majority Standard Bible
My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.

NET Bible
My skin has turned dark on me; my body is hot with fever.

New Heart English Bible
My skin grows black and peels from me. My bones are burned with heat.

Webster's Bible Translation
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

World English Bible
My skin grows black and peels from me. My bones are burned with heat.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My skin has been black on me, "" And my bone has burned from heat,

Young's Literal Translation
My skin hath been black upon me, And my bone hath burned from heat,

Smith's Literal Translation
My skin was black from above me, and my bones burnt from heat.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My skin is become black upon me, and my bones are dried up with heat.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My skin has become blackened over me, and my bones have dried up because of the heat.

New American Bible
My blackened skin falls away from me; my very frame is scorched by the heat.

New Revised Standard Version
My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My skin has shrunk upon me, and my bones are burned as with heat.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My skin is shrunken against me, and my bones are warped as if by parching heat
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned with heat.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job's Prosperity Becomes Calamity
29I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches. 30My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever. 31My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.…

Cross References
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.

Psalm 102:3-5
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.

Isaiah 50:3
I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”

Jeremiah 8:21
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.

Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.

Psalm 38:6-8
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. / I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

Isaiah 24:6
Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.

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

Matthew 27:28-29
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. / And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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

Psalm 22:14-15
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Isaiah 53:3-4
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.

Luke 23:11
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Mark 15:17-19
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head. / And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” / They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.


Treasury of Scripture

My skin is black on me, and my bones are burned with heat.

my skin

Psalm 119:83
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

Lamentations 3:4
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

Lamentations 4:8
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.

my bones

Psalm 102:3
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

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Job 30
1. Job's honor is turned into extreme contempt
15. and his prosperity into calamity














My skin grows black
The Hebrew word for "skin" here is "עור" (or), which refers to the outer covering of the body. In the context of Job's suffering, this phrase indicates a severe physical affliction. The description of the skin growing black suggests a condition of extreme dehydration or disease, possibly leprosy or another skin ailment common in the ancient Near East. Historically, such conditions were seen as both physical and spiritual trials, often interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure or testing. Job's use of this vivid imagery underscores the depth of his suffering and the transformation of his physical appearance due to his afflictions.

and peels
The Hebrew verb "נָשַׁל" (nashal) means to fall off or to shed. This peeling of the skin further emphasizes the severity of Job's condition. In the ancient world, skin diseases were not only physically painful but also socially isolating, as they could render a person ceremonially unclean. Job's description here highlights his isolation and the visible manifestation of his internal turmoil. The peeling skin serves as a metaphor for the stripping away of his former life and dignity.

and my bones burn
The phrase "bones burn" uses the Hebrew word "עָצָם" (etsem) for bones, which often symbolizes strength and vitality. The burning sensation, described by the Hebrew verb "חָרָה" (charah), conveys intense pain and fever. In biblical literature, bones are sometimes associated with the core of one's being, and the burning of bones suggests a deep, consuming agony that affects Job at the most fundamental level. This imagery reflects the intensity of Job's suffering, both physically and spiritually, as he feels consumed by his afflictions.

with fever
The Hebrew word "חֹרֶב" (chorev) can be translated as fever or heat, indicating a state of inflammation or intense heat within the body. Fever in the ancient context was often seen as a purifying fire, a trial by which impurities are burned away. For Job, this fever represents not only physical distress but also the fiery trial of his faith. It is a test of endurance and trust in God amidst overwhelming suffering. The fever serves as a reminder of the refining process that believers may undergo, trusting that God is sovereign even in the midst of their deepest pain.

Verse 30. - My skin is black upon me (see the comment on vers. 28, 29, ad init.), and my bones are burned with heat. The "burning pains" in the bones, which characterize at least one form of elephantiasis, have been already mentioned (see the comment on ver. 17). In ordinary elephantiasis there is often "intense pain in the lumbar region and groin," which the patient might think to be in his bones.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My skin
ע֭וֹרִי (‘ō·w·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather

grows black
שָׁחַ֣ר (šā·ḥar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7835: To be dim, dark

and peels,
מִנִּי־ (min·nî-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

and my bones
וְעַצְמִי־ (wə·‘aṣ·mî-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame

burn
חָ֝֗רָה (ḥā·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn

with fever.
חֹֽרֶב׃ (ḥō·reḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heat


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