Job 41:24–25
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41:24Its heart36 is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.
41:25When it rises up, the mighty are terrified,
at its thrashing about they withdraw.37
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- 36 The description of his heart being “hard” means that he is cruel and fearless. The word for “hard” is the word encountered before for molten or cast metal.
- 37 This verse has created all kinds of problems for the commentators. The first part is workable: “when he raises himself up, the mighty [the gods] are terrified.” The mythological approach would render אֵלִים (’elim) as “gods.” But the last two words, which could be rendered “at the breaking [crashing, or breakers] they fail,” receive much attention. E. Dhorme (Job, 639) suggests “majesty” for “raising up” and “billows” (גַּלִּים, gallim) for אֵלִים (’elim), and gets a better parallelism: “the billows are afraid of his majesty, and the waves draw back.” But H. H. Rowley (Job [], 263) does not think this is relevant to the context, which is talking about the creature’s defense against attack. The works well for the first part, but the second part need some change; so Rowley adopts “in their dire consternation they are beside themselves.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
His heart is hard as a stone,
hard as the lower millstone.
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
at the crashing they are beside themselves.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Its chest is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.
When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;
they retreat before its thrashing.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
His heart is as hard as a rock,
as hard as a lower millstone!
When Leviathan rises, the mighty are terrified;
they withdraw because of his thrashing.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Its heart is hard as rock,
hard as a millstone.
When it rises, the mighty are afraid,
gripped by terror.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Its heart is cast as stone;
yes, it is cast as the lower millstone.
When it raises itself, the mighty ones are terrified;
they retreat because of its thrashing.
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KJV 1900King James Version
His heart is as firm as a stone;
Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid:
By reason of breakings they purify themselves.
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