Job 41:28
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
- KJV
- The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
- WEB
- The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
- ASV
- The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
- DARBY
- The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
- BLB
- The son of the bow cannot make him flee; the stones of the sling are turned over before him like stubble.
- ÅB
- Buens sønn[^1] jager den ikke på flukt; slyngens steiner blir som halm for den.
- OTB
- Pilen kan ikke få ham til å flykte;
Slynge steiner er som agner for ham. - B1930
- Buens sønn jager den ikke på flukt; slyngens stener blir som halm for den. / < pilen.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 39:7
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
Read in contextHabakkuk 1:10
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
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