Job 40:13
His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is as cast iron.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
In Context
12He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.
14This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9granting his petition to him that prays; and he blesses the years of the righteous, for by strength can’t man prevail.
Job 14:13For oh that you had kept me in the grave, and had hidden me until your wrath should cease, and you should set me a time in which you would remember me!
Psalms 49:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise; and pay your vows to the Most High. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 40:7-15
Divine Justice and Power; God's Dominion over the Proud. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath:… Read the whole commentary →