Job 40:23
21 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.
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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Compare
- BSB
- Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
- KJV
- Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
- WEB
- Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
- ASV
- Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
- DARBY
- Lo, the river overfloweth he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
- BLB
- Though the river may press, he does not hurry [off]; he is secure, though the Jordan should burst forth toward his mouth.
- ÅB
- Selv om strømmen går stri blir den ikke redd; den er trygg om så en Jordan fosser fram mot dens gap.
- OTB
- Selv om en elv raser, blir den ikke skremt;
den forblir trygg, selv om Jordan flommer mot dens munn. - B1930
- Selv om strømmen går stri blir den ikke redd; den er trygg om så en Jordan fosser frem mot dens gap.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:25
I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Read in contextJoshua 3:15
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Read in contextPsalms 55:8
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
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