Job 40:18
His bones [are] tubes of bronze, || His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
In Context
17He bends his tail as a cedar, || The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
19He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, || His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
Cross References
Isaiah 48:4From My knowing that you are obstinate, || And your neck—a sinew of iron, || And your forehead—bronze,
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 →