Job 40:17
He sets up his tail like a cypress; 1 And his nerves are wrapped together. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
In Context
16Behold now, his strength is in his loins, 1 And his force is in the navel of his belly. 1
18His sides are sides of brass; 1 And his backbone is as cast iron. 1
Cross References
Job 41:23He makes the deep boil like a brazen caldron; 1 And he regards the sea as a pot of ointment, 1
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 →