Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
Parallel translations
- KJV Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
- BSB They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
- NKJV Their soul abhorred all manner of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.
- NASB Their souls loathed all kinds of food, And they came close to the gates of death.
- NLT They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.
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Cross-references · 5
- Ps 9:13Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death;
- Ps 88:3For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.
- Job 33:19–22He is chastened also with pain on his bed, with continual strife in his bones;
- Isa 38:10I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.”
- Job 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
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