Job 13:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
While I am decayingיִבְלֶ֑ה
(yiv·leh;)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
like a rotten thing,כְּרָקָ֣ב
(ke·ra·kav)
7538: rottenness, decayfrom raqeb
Like a garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד
(ke·ve·ged)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
that is moth-eaten.עָֽשׁ׃
(ash.)
6211: a mothfrom ashesh


















KJV Lexicon
And he as a rotten thing
raqab  (raw-kawb')
decay (by caries) -- rottenness (thing).
consumeth
balah  (baw-law')
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
as a garment
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
that is moth
`ash  (awsh)
a moth -- moth.
eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Man wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.

International Standard Version
So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten."

NET Bible
So I waste away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am like worn-out wineskins, like moth-eaten clothes.

King James 2000 Bible
And he, like a rotten thing, consumes, as a garment that is moth-eaten.
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