Job 40:23
Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
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22The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
24No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.”
Cross References
Genesis 13:10Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Psalms 55:8I would hurry to a place to hide, out of the wind, safe from the raging storm.
Isaiah 37:25I have dug wells and drunk water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers in Egypt.’”
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 →