Job 40:24

Yet one shall take him in his sight; 1 One shall catch him with a cord, and pierce his nose. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

In Context

23If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; 1 He trusts that Jordan will rush up into his mouth. 1

25But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, 1 And put a halter about his nose? 1

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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 →

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