Job 40:18
What does Job 40:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 40:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000His bones areastubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
KJV
King James Version · 1611His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901His bones areastubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862His bones <FI>are<Fi> tubes of brass, His bones <FI>are<Fi> as a bar of iron.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 7:12
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
- Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
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