“His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.”
His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to those who bring death, suggesting that the sufferer approaches death, that serious illness brings one near the grave. The nearness to pit suggests proximity to destruction. The approach of those who bring death suggests encounter with death itself. The verse suggests that physical suffering includes encounter with mortality.
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