Job 40:17
He bends his tail as a cedar, || The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
In Context
16Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, || And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
18His bones [are] tubes of bronze, || His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
Cross References
Job 41:23The flakes of his flesh have adhered—Firm on him—it is not moved.
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 →