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Job 40:18

His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

In Context

17He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.

19He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.

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Cross References

Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, that like an iron sinew is thy neck, and thy brow of copper;

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 →

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