Job 40:21
Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
In Context
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
Cross References
Isaiah 35:7And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the dens where dragons dwell before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
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 →