Job 40:18
\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.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
In Context
17\40:22\He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
19\40:24\Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Cross References
Isaiah 48:4Because I saw that your heart was hard, and that your neck was an iron cord, and your brow brass;
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 →