Job 40:21
They lie down in the water under the lotus plants; they hide in tall reeds in the swamps.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
In Context
20On the hills grows food [PRS] for them to eat while many [HYP] other wild animals play nearby.
22Those huge animals find shade under the lotus plants, and they are surrounded by poplar trees.
Cross References
Isaiah 35:7The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
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 →