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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.

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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 →

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