Job 40:23
Lo! the stream overfloweth, but he starteth not; He is unmoved though Jordan rush forth even to his mouth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
22The lote-plants cover him with their shadow, And the willows of the brook compass him about.
24Can one take him before his eyes, Or pierce his nose with hooks?
Cross References
Psalms 55:8I would hasten away to a shelter From the rushing wind and tempest.
Isaiah 37:25I have digged and drunk water, And with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.”
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 →