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Job 15:27

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15:27Because he covered his face with fat,55

and made56 his hips bulge with fat,57

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Footnotes

  1. 55 This verse tells us that he is not in any condition to fight, because he is bloated and fat from luxurious living.
  2. 56 D. W. Thomas defends a meaning “cover” for the verb עָשָׂה (’asah). See “Translating Hebrew `asah,” 17 [1966]: 190–93.
  3. 57 The term פִּימָה (pimah), a , is explained by the Arabic fa’ima, “to be fat.” Pope renders this “blubber.” Cf. “and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

because he has covered his face with his fat

and gathered fat upon his waist

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Though his face is covered with fat

and his waist bulges with flesh,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though his face is covered with fat

and his waistline bulges with it,

NLTNew Living Translation

“These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;

their waists bulge with fat.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Because he has covered his face with his fat

and has gathered fat upon his loins,

KJV 1900King James Version

Because he covereth his face with his fatness,

And maketh collops of fat on his flanks.