Job 40:16
He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
In Context
15The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.
17The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.
Cross References
Job 41:22He will make the depths of the sea boil like a pot, and he will set it to bubble just as ointments do.
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 →