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Job 40:15–19

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15“Behold, Behemoth,3

which I made as I made you;

he eats pgrass like an ox.

16Behold, his strength in his loins,

and his power in the muscles of his belly.

17He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18His bones are tubes of bronze,

his limbs like bars of iron.

19“He is qthe first of rthe works4 of God;

let him who made him bring near his sword!

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Footnotes

  1. 3A large animal, exact identity uncertain
  2. 4Hebrew ways

Cross references

  1. pNum. 22:4
  2. q[Prov. 8:22]
  3. rch. 26:14

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Look at Behemoth,

which I made along with you

and which feeds on grass like an ox.

What strength it has in its loins,

what power in the muscles of its belly!

Its tail sways like a cedar;

the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

Its bones are tubes of bronze,

its limbs like rods of iron.

It ranks first among the works of God,

yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look at Behemoth,

which I made along with you.

He eats grass like cattle.

Look at the strength of his back

and the power in the muscles of his belly.

He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;

the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.

His bones are bronze tubes;

his limbs are like iron rods.

He is the foremost of God’s works;

only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Take a look at Behemoth,

which I made, just as I made you.

It eats grass like an ox.

See its powerful loins

and the muscles of its belly.

Its tail is as strong as a cedar.

The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.

Its bones are tubes of bronze.

Its limbs are bars of iron.

It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,

and only its Creator can threaten it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, Behemoth, which I have made just as I made you;

it eats grass like the ox.

Look, its strength is in its loins

and its power in the muscles of its stomach.

It keeps its tail straight like a cedar;

the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Its bones are tubes of copper,

its limbs like rods of iron.

“It is the first of God’s actions;

the one who made him furnishes it with his sword.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold now behemoth,

Which I made with thee;

He eateth grass as an ox.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

And his force is in the navel of his belly.

He moveth his tail like a cedar:

The sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

His bones are as strong pieces of brass;

His bones are like bars of iron.

He is the chief of the ways of God:

He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.