Job 41:23
The flakes of his flesh cleave fast together; They are firm upon him, and cannot be moved.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
In Context
22In his neck dwelleth strength, And terror danceth before him.
24His heart is solid like a stone; Yea, solid like the nether millstone.
Cross References
Job 40:17He bendeth his tail, like the cedar, And the sinews of his thighs are twisted together.
Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Matthew Henry on Job 41:12-34
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick… Read the whole commentary →