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Job 40:20–22

20 The hills bring it their produce,i

and all the wild animals playj nearby.k

21 Under the lotus plants it lies,

hidden among the reedsl in the marsh.m

22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;

the poplars by the streamn surround it.

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Job 40:20–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 For the mountains yield food for him

where all the wild beasts play.

21 Under the lotus plants he lies,

in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.

22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;

the willows of the brook surround him.

Job 40:20–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lieth under the shady trees,

In the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow;

The willows of the brook compass him about.

Job 40:20–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 The mountains offer it their best food,

where all the wild animals play.

21 It lies under the lotus plants,

hidden by the reeds in the marsh.

22 The lotus plants give it shade

among the willows beside the stream.

Job 40:20–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Surely the mountains yield food for him,

And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 He lies under the lotus trees,

In a covert of reeds and marsh.

22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;

The willows by the brook surround him.

Job 40:20–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 The hills, where the wild animals play,

provide food for it.

21 It lies under the lotus plants,

hidden by the tall grass in the swamp.

22 The lotus plants hide it in their shadow;

the poplar trees by the streams surround it.

Job 40:20–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field do play.

21 He lieth under the lotus-trees,

In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade;

The willows of the brook compass him about.

Job 40:20–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: 22 Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

Job 40:20–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 The hills bring it food, 

and all the wild animals play there. 

21 It lies down under the lotus plants 

in a hiding place among reeds and swamps. 

22 Lotus plants provide it with cover. 

Poplars by the stream surround it. 

Job 40:20–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 The hills yield food for him,

while all sorts of wild animals play there.

21 He lies under the lotus plants,

hiding in the protection of marshy reeds.

22 Lotus plants cover him with their shade;

the willows by the brook surround him.

Job 40:20–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 For the mountains yield food for it

where all the wild animals play.

21 Under the lotus plants it lies,

in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.

22 The lotus trees cover it for shade;

the willows of the wadi surround it.

Job 40:20–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Yes, the mountains yield produce for it,

and all wild animals play there.

21 Under the lotus tree it lies,

in the hiding place of the reeds and in the marsh.

22 The lotus trees cover it with their shade;

the wadi’s poplar trees surround it.

Job 40:20–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 The hills produce food for it.

All of the other wild animals play near it.

21 It lies under lotus plants.

It hides in tall grass in the swamps.

22 The lotus plants hide it in their shade.

Poplar trees near streams surround it.

Job 40:20–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 Surely the mountains bring him food,

And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 Under the lotus plants he lies down,

In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

22 “The lotus plants cover him with shade;

The willows of the brook surround him.


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