Job 40:20
Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
In Context
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
Cross References
Genesis 6:21Thou shalt take unto thee of all food that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee: and it shall be food for thee and them.
Psalms 104:14Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:
Psalms 147:8the Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just.
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 →