Job 40:15-24

New International Version

¹⁵“Look at Behemoth,
    which I made^(A) along with you
    and which feeds on grass like an ox.^(B)
¹⁶What strength^(C) it has in its loins,
    what power in the muscles of its belly!^(D)
¹⁷Its tail sways like a cedar;
    the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^(E)
¹⁸Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs^(F) like rods of iron.^(G)
¹⁹It ranks first among the works of God,^(H)
    yet its Maker^(I) can approach it with his sword.^(J)
²⁰The hills bring it their produce,^(K)
    and all the wild animals play^(L) nearby.^(M)
²¹Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds^(N) in the marsh.^(O)
²²The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream^(P) surround it.
²³A raging river^(Q) does not alarm it;
    it is secure, though the Jordan^(R) should surge against its mouth.
²⁴Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
    or trap it and pierce its nose?^(S)

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Job 40:15-24

English Standard Version

¹⁵“Behold, Behemoth,^[a]
    which I made as I made you;
    he eats ^(A)grass like an ox.
¹⁶Behold, his strength in his loins,
    and his power in the muscles of his belly.
¹⁷He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
    the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
¹⁸His bones are tubes of bronze,
    his limbs like bars of iron.

¹⁹“He is ^(B)the first of ^(C)the works^[b] of God;
    let him who made him bring near his sword!
²⁰For the mountains yield food for him
    where all the wild beasts play.
²¹Under the lotus plants he lies,
    in the shelter of ^(D)the reeds and in the marsh.
²²For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
    the willows of the brook surround him.
²³Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
    he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
²⁴Can one take him by his eyes,^[c]
    or pierce his nose with a snare?