Job 40:21
Or will you fasten a ring in his nostril, and bore his lip with a clasp?
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
In Context
20But will you catch the serpent with a hook, and put a halter about his nose?
22Will he address you with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
Cross References
Isaiah 35:7And the dry land shall become pools, and a fountain of water shall be poured into the thirsty land; there shall there be a joy of birds, ready habitations and marshes.
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 →