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Job 41:27–28

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27He counteth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

28The arrow cannot make him flee:

Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He counts iron as straw,

and bronze as rotten wood.

The arrow cannot make him flee;

for him, sling stones are turned to stubble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Iron it treats like straw

and bronze like rotten wood.

Arrows do not make it flee;

slingstones are like chaff to it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He regards iron as straw,

and bronze as rotten wood.

No arrow can make him flee;

slingstones become like stubble to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Iron is nothing but straw to that creature,

and bronze is like rotten wood.

Arrows cannot make it flee.

Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It regards iron as straw,

bronze as rotten wood.

An arrow will not make it flee;

sling stones are turned to stubble for it.

KJV 1900King James Version

He esteemeth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

The arrow cannot make him flee:

Slingstones are turned with him into stubble.