Job 13:28

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

American Standard Version (1901)

Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Bible in Basic English

Though a man comes to nothing like a bit of dead wood, or like a robe which has become food for the worm.

Free Bible Version

I'm falling apart like something rotten, like moth-eaten clothes.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

Translation for Translators

As a result, my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood, like a piece of cloth that is eaten by larvae of moths.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

although I am like a rotten thing that wastes away, like a garment that moths have eaten.

Noah Webster Bible

And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.

World English Bible

though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Young's Literal Translation

And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him.

Context

Job Prepares His Case

²⁷You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet. ²⁸So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

Sermons

Call Not Thou Common

A.B. Simpson

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his deep sense of despair and hopelessness as he faces his suffering and trials. He feels as though he is wasting away like a rotten thing, highlighting the physical and emotional toll of his afflictions. Job's words reveal the intensity of his anguish and the heaviness of his heart, reflecting the raw honesty and vulnerability of his lament. Despite his distress, Job's willingness to express his pain before God demonstrates his faith and trust in the midst of his suffering, setting an example of transparency and perseverance in times of trial.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And he, as a rotten thing - I am like a vessel made of skin; rotten, because of old age, or like a garment corroded by the moth. So the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic understood it. The word he may refer to himself.

Job 13:28

Job Prepares His Case

²⁷You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet. ²⁸So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.