Job 40:21
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into 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
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:7
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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