Job 40:19
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
- KJV
- He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
- WEB
- He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
- ASV
- He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
- DARBY
- He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
- BLB
- He [is] the first of the ways of God; his Maker can bring near His sword.
- ÅB
- Den er den ypperste av Guds skapninger; av sin skaper fikk den sitt sverd[^2].
- OTB
- Den er den fremste av Guds verk;
dens Skaper kan nærme seg den med sitt sverd. - B1930
- Den er den ypperste av Guds skapninger; av sin skaper fikk den sitt sverd. / < d.e. dens tenner.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 41:33
Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature devoid of fear!
Read in contextPsalms 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Read in contextJob 26:13
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Read in contextPsalms 7:12
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
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