Job 40:21

Canst thou cast an hooke into his nose? canst thou perce his iawes with an angle?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

In Context

20Canst thou drawe out Liuiathan with an hooke, and with a line which thou shalt cast downe vnto his tongue?

22Will he make many prayers vnto thee, or speake thee faire?

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:7And the dry ground shalbe as a poole, and the thirstie (as springs of water in the habitation of dragons: where they lay) shall be a place for reedes and rushes.

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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