Job 40:19
He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
In Context
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
Cross References
Job 41:33(41-25) Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless.
Psalms 104:24How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
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 →