Job 40:21
19 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.
He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
- KJV
- He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
- WEB
- He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
- ASV
- He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
- DARBY
- He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
- BLB
- Beneath the lotus trees he lies down, in the covering of reed and marsh.
- ÅB
- Under lotusbusker hviler den, i ly av rør og siv.
- OTB
- Under lotusplantene hviler den,
skjult blant sivene i sumpen. - B1930
- Under lotusbusker hviler den, i ly av rør og siv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 19:6–7
The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:7
The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
Read in context