Job 40:19
He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
In Context
18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Cross References
Job 41:33Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!
Psalms 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
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 →