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Job 41:21–24

21 Its breathm sets coals ablaze,

and flames dart from its mouth.n

22 Strengtho resides in its neck;

dismay goes before it.

23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;

they are firm and immovable.

24 Its chest is hard as rock,

hard as a lower millstone.p

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Job 41:21–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 His breath kindles coals,

and a flame comes forth from his mouth.

22 In his neck abides strength,

and terror dances before him.

23 The folds of his flesh stick together,

firmly cast on him and immovable.

24 His heart is hard as a stone,

hard as the lower millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth strength,

And sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together:

They are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 Its breath would kindle coals,

for flames shoot from its mouth.

22 “The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck

strikes terror wherever it goes.

23 Its flesh is hard and firm

and cannot be penetrated.

24 Its heart is hard as rock,

hard as a millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 His breath kindles coals,

And a flame goes out of his mouth.

22 Strength dwells in his neck,

And sorrow dances before him.

23 The folds of his flesh are joined together;

They are firm on him and cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as hard as stone,

Even as hard as the lower millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Its breath sets coals on fire,

and flames come out of its mouth.

22 There is great strength in its neck.

People are afraid and run away.

23 The folds of its skin are tightly joined;

they are set and cannot be moved.

24 Its chest is as hard as a rock,

even as hard as a grinding stone.

Job 41:21–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

22 In his neck abideth strength,

And terror danceth before him.

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together:

They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Its breath sets coals on fire, 

and a flame pours from its mouth. 

22 Strength resides in its neck, 

and power dances in front of it. 

23 The folds of its flesh stick to each other. 

They are solid and cannot be moved. 

24 Its chest is solid like a rock, 

solid like a millstone. 

Job 41:21–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 His breath sets coals ablaze,

and flames pour out of his mouth.

22 Strength resides in his neck,

and dismay dances before him.

23 The folds of his flesh are joined together,

solid as metal and immovable.

24 His heart is as hard as a rock,

as hard as a lower millstone!

Job 41:21–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Its breath kindles coals,

and a flame comes out of its mouth.

22 In its neck abides strength,

and terror dances before it.

23 The folds of its flesh cling together;

it is firmly cast and immovable.

24 Its heart is as hard as stone,

as hard as the lower millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Its breath kindles charcoal,

and a flame comes from its mouth.

22 “Strength abides in its neck,

and dismay dances before it.

23 Its flesh’s folds of skin cling together;

it is cast on it—it will not be moved.

24 Its heart is cast as stone;

yes, it is cast as the lower millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Its breath sets coals on fire.

Flames fly out of its mouth.

22 Its neck is very strong.

People run to get out of its way.

23 Its rolls of fat are close together.

They are firm and can’t be moved.

24 Its chest is as hard as rock.

It is as hard as a lower millstone.

Job 41:21–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “His breath kindles coals,

And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

22 “In his neck lodges strength,

And dismay leaps before him.

23 “The folds of his flesh are joined together,

Firm on him and immovable.

24 “His heart is as hard as a stone,

Even as hard as a lower millstone.


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