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Job 20:11

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20:11His bones19 were full of his youthful vigor,20

but that vigor will lie down with him in the dust.

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Footnotes

  1. 19 “Bones” is often used metonymically for the whole person, the bones being the framework, meaning everything inside, as well as the body itself.
  2. 20 This line means that he dies prematurely—at the height of his youthful vigor.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

His bones are full of his youthful vigor,

but it will lie down with him in the dust.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The youthful vigor that fills his bones

will lie with him in the dust.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His frame may be full of youthful vigor,

but it will lie down with him in dust.

NLTNew Living Translation

Though they are young,

their bones will lie in the dust.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His bones were full of his vigor,

but it will lie down with him on the dust.

KJV 1900King James Version

His bones are full of the sin of his youth,

Which shall lie down with him in the dust.