20 The hills bring it their produce,(A)
    and all the wild animals play(B) nearby.(C)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds(D) in the marsh.(E)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream(F) surround it.

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20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

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20 Surely the mountains (A)yield food for him,
And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.

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20 Indeed the [a]mountains (A)bring him food,
And all the animals of the field (B)play there.
21 He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.
22 The lotus plants cover him with [b]shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:20 I.e., the mountain streams
  2. Job 40:22 Lit his shade