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Job 20:11

Context

20:11 His bones 1  were full of his youthful vigor, 2 

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

Job 21:23

Context
Death Levels Everything

21:23 “One man dies in his full vigor, 3 

completely secure and prosperous,

1 tn “Bones” is often used metonymically for the whole person, the bones being the framework, meaning everything inside, as well as the body itself.

2 sn This line means that he dies prematurely – at the height of his youthful vigor.

3 tn The line has “in the bone of his perfection.” The word עֶצֶם (’etsem), which means “bone,” is used pronominally to express “the same, very”; here it is “in the very fullness of his strength” (see GKC 449 §139.g). The abstract תֹּם (tom) is used here in the sense of physical perfection and strengths.



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