Devine Scripture

Job 38:40

Job chapter 38 · verse 40 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

When they couch in their dens, Andabide in the covert to lie in wait?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

When they couch in their dens, Andabide in the covert to lie in wait?

Context

v.39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

v.40This passage

v.41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, Andwander for lack of food?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 24:9

    He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

  • Numbers 23:24

    Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.

  • Genesis 49:9

    Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

  • Job 37:8

    Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.