Job 40:15-24
Legacy Standard Bible
Behold the Behemoth
15 “Behold now, [a]Behemoth, which (A)I made along with you;
It eats grass like an ox.
16 Behold now, its power in its loins
And its vigor in the muscles of its belly.
17 It hangs its tail like a cedar;
The sinews of its thighs are knit together.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze;
Its [b]limbs are like bars of iron.
19 “It is the (B)first of the ways of God;
Let its (C)Maker bring near its sword.
20 Surely the mountains (D)bring it food,
And all the beasts of the field (E)play there.
21 Under the lotus plants it lies down,
In the hidden place of the reeds and the marsh.
22 The lotus plants cover it with [c]shade;
The willows of the brook surround it.
23 If a river oppresses, it is not alarmed;
It is secure, though the (F)Jordan bursts forth to its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it before its eyes,
With snares can anyone pierce its nose?
Job 40:15-24
International Standard Version
On Behemoth
15 “Please observe[a] Behemoth,[b] which I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
16 Now take a look at the strength that he has in his loins,
and in the muscles of his abdomen.
17 His tail protrudes stiffly, like cedar;[c]
the sinews of his thigh interlink for strength.
18 His bones are conduits[d] of bronze;[e]
his strong bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the grandest[f] of God’s undertakings,[g]
yet his creator is approaching him with his sword.[h]
20 Mountains produce food for him,
where all the wild animals frolic.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
hiding under reeds and marshes.[i]
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade,
and willows that line the wadis[j] surround him.
23 What you see as a raging river doesn’t alarm him;
he is confident when the Jordan overflows.
24 Are your eyes looking to capture him,
or to pierce his snout with a bridle?”
Notas al pie
- Job 40:15 Lit. look
- Job 40:15 I.e. an ancient, gigantic herbivore, living in Job’s time but now apparently extinct
- Job 40:17 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae
- Job 40:18 Or channels
- Job 40:18 Or copper
- Job 40:19 Or first
- Job 40:19 Lit. ways
- Job 40:19 I.e. God was about to make Behemoth extinct
- Job 40:21 Lit. reed and marsh
- Job 40:22 I.e. seasonal streams that channel water during rain seasons but are dry at other times
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