Job 40:21
Or will you fasten a ring in his nostril, and bore his lip with a clasp?
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
In Context
20But will you catch the serpent with a hook, and put a halter about his nose?
22Will he address you with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
Cross References
Isaiah 35:7And the dry land shall become pools, and a fountain of water shall be poured into the thirsty land; there shall there be a joy of birds, ready habitations and marshes.
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 →