Job 40:17

\40:22\He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.

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In The King James Version

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

In Context

16\40:21\He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.

18\40:23\Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

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Cross References

Job 41:23\41:32\After him his way is shining, so that the deep seems white.

Matthew Henry on Job 40:16-24

Description of Behemoth. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the… Read the whole commentary →

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