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Job 40:22

The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

In Context

21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

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Cross References

Isaiah 15:7Therefore they will carry away the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have stored up, over the brook of the willows.

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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