21 “Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
22 “The lotus plants cover him with [a]shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23 “If a river [b]rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the (A)Jordan rushes to his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:22 Lit his shade
  2. Job 40:23 Or oppresses

21 He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes
and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
22 the lotus bushes cover him with their shade,
and the willows by the stream surround him.
23 If the river overflows, it doesn’t worry him;
he is confident even if the Yarden rushes by his mouth.

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