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Job 41:17–18

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17They are joined to one another,

so closely connectedD they cannot be separated.

18His snortingE flashes with light,

while his eyes are like the raysF of dawn.

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Footnotes

  1. D another; they cling together and
  2. EOr sneezing
  3. F eyelids

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They are joined one to another;

they clasp each other and cannot be separated.

His sneezings flash forth light,

and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They are joined fast to one another;

they cling together and cannot be parted.

Its snorting throws out flashes of light;

its eyes are like the rays of dawn.

NLTNew Living Translation

Each scale sticks tight to the next.

They interlock and cannot be penetrated.

“When it sneezes, it flashes light!

Its eyes are like the red of dawn.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They are joined one to another;

they cling together and cannot be separated.

“Its snorting flashes forth light,

and its eyes are red like dawn.

KJV 1900King James Version

They are joined one to another,

They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

By his neesings a light doth shine,

And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.