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Job 41:27
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="job.41.1" class="versetxt"> Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me? Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine. Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words? Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle? Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror. His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved. His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone. When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves. If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble. Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin. Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless. He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He regards iron as straw,and bronze as rotten wood.
He regards iron as straw,and bronze as rotten wood.
Hebrew Names Version
He counts iron as straw; And brass as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw; And brass as rotten wood.
King James Version
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
English Standard Version
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
New Century Version
It treats iron as if it were straw and bronze metal as if it were rotten wood.
It treats iron as if it were straw and bronze metal as if it were rotten wood.
New English Translation
It regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.
It regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.
Amplified Bible
"He considers iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
"He considers iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
New American Standard Bible
"He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
"He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
World English Bible
He counts iron as straw; And brass as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw; And brass as rotten wood.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He esteemeth yron as strawe, and brasse as rotten wood.
He esteemeth yron as strawe, and brasse as rotten wood.
Legacy Standard Bible
It regards iron as straw,Bronze as rotten wood.
It regards iron as straw,Bronze as rotten wood.
Berean Standard Bible
He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.
He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.
Contemporary English Version
and weapons of bronze or iron are as useless as straw or rotten wood.
and weapons of bronze or iron are as useless as straw or rotten wood.
Complete Jewish Bible
class="poetry"> "Look, any hope [of capturing him] is futile — one would fall prostrate at the very sight of him. No one is fierce enough to rouse him, so who can stand up to me? Who has given me anything and made me pay it back? Everything belongs to me under all of heaven. "I have more to say about his limbs, his strong talk, and his matchless strength. Who can strip off his [scaly] garment? Who can enter his jaws? Who can pry open the doors of his face, so close to his terrible teeth? "His pride is his rows of scales, tightly sealed together — one is so close to the next that no air can come between them; they are stuck one to another, interlocked and impervious. "When he sneezes, light flashes out; his eyes are like the shimmer of dawn. From his mouth go fiery torches, and sparks come flying out. His nostrils belch steam like a caldron boiling on the fire. His breath sets coals ablaze; flames pour from his mouth. "Strength resides in his neck, and dismay dances ahead of him [as he goes]. The layers of his flesh stick together; they are firm on him, immovable. His heart is as hard as a stone, yes, hard as a lower millstone. When he rears himself up, the gods are afraid, beside themselves in despair. "If a sword touches him, it won't stick; neither will a spear, or a dart, or a lance. He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. An arrow can't make him flee; for him, slingstones are so much chaff. Clubs count as hay, and he laughs at a quivering javelin. His belly is as sharp as fragments of pottery, so he moves across the mud like a threshing-sledge. "He makes the depths seethe like a pot, he makes the sea [boil] like a perfume kettle. He leaves a shining wake behind him, making the deep seem to have white hair. "On earth there is nothing like him, a creature without fear. He looks straight at all high things. He is king over all proud beasts."
class="poetry"> "Look, any hope [of capturing him] is futile — one would fall prostrate at the very sight of him. No one is fierce enough to rouse him, so who can stand up to me? Who has given me anything and made me pay it back? Everything belongs to me under all of heaven. "I have more to say about his limbs, his strong talk, and his matchless strength. Who can strip off his [scaly] garment? Who can enter his jaws? Who can pry open the doors of his face, so close to his terrible teeth? "His pride is his rows of scales, tightly sealed together — one is so close to the next that no air can come between them; they are stuck one to another, interlocked and impervious. "When he sneezes, light flashes out; his eyes are like the shimmer of dawn. From his mouth go fiery torches, and sparks come flying out. His nostrils belch steam like a caldron boiling on the fire. His breath sets coals ablaze; flames pour from his mouth. "Strength resides in his neck, and dismay dances ahead of him [as he goes]. The layers of his flesh stick together; they are firm on him, immovable. His heart is as hard as a stone, yes, hard as a lower millstone. When he rears himself up, the gods are afraid, beside themselves in despair. "If a sword touches him, it won't stick; neither will a spear, or a dart, or a lance. He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. An arrow can't make him flee; for him, slingstones are so much chaff. Clubs count as hay, and he laughs at a quivering javelin. His belly is as sharp as fragments of pottery, so he moves across the mud like a threshing-sledge. "He makes the depths seethe like a pot, he makes the sea [boil] like a perfume kettle. He leaves a shining wake behind him, making the deep seem to have white hair. "On earth there is nothing like him, a creature without fear. He looks straight at all high things. He is king over all proud beasts."
Darby Translation
He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
Easy-to-Read Version
He breaks iron as easily as straw. He breaks bronze like rotten wood.
He breaks iron as easily as straw. He breaks bronze like rotten wood.
George Lamsa Translation
And the strong are humbled.
And the strong are humbled.
Good News Translation
For him iron is as flimsy as straw, and bronze as soft as rotten wood.
For him iron is as flimsy as straw, and bronze as soft as rotten wood.
Lexham English Bible
It regards iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
It regards iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
Literal Translation
He counts iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He setteth as moch by a strawe as by yro, and as moch by a rotten stocke as by metall.
He setteth as moch by a strawe as by yro, and as moch by a rotten stocke as by metall.
American Standard Version
He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
Bible in Basic English
Iron is to him as dry grass, and brass as soft wood.
Iron is to him as dry grass, and brass as soft wood.
King James Version (1611)
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He setteth asmuch by iron as by a strawe, and asmuch by brasse as by a rotten sticke.
He setteth asmuch by iron as by a strawe, and asmuch by brasse as by a rotten sticke.
English Revised Version
He counteth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He counteth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For he schal arette irun as chaffis, and bras as rotun tre.
For he schal arette irun as chaffis, and bras as rotun tre.
Update Bible Version
He counts iron as straw, [And] bronze as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw, [And] bronze as rotten wood.
Webster's Bible Translation
He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
New King James Version
He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood.
He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood.
New Living Translation
Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, and bronze is like rotten wood.
Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, and bronze is like rotten wood.
New Life Bible
He thinks of iron as straw, and brass as soft wood.
He thinks of iron as straw, and brass as soft wood.
New Revised Standard
It counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
It counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He counteth iron as broken straw, and bronze as rotten wood:
He counteth iron as broken straw, and bronze as rotten wood:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(41-18) For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
(41-18) For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Revised Standard Version
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
Young's Literal Translation
He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood.
He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
"He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
Contextual Overview
11 Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. 12 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes. 13 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 14 In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him. 15 The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved. 16 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone. 17 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves. 18 If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. 19 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 20 The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
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Cross-References
2 Samuel 24:19
And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as the LORD commanded.
And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as the LORD commanded.
2 Kings 8:1
Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying: 'Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.'
Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying: 'Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He esteemeth iron as straw,.... You may as well cast a straw at him as a bar of iron; it will make no impression on his steeled back, which is as a coat of mail to him; so Eustathius affirms d that the sharpest iron is rebounded and blunted by him;
[and] brass as rotten wood; or steel, any instrument made of it, though ever so strong or piercing.
d Apud ibid. (Bochard. Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 5. c. 17. col. 785.)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He esteemeth iron as straw - He regards instruments made of iron and brass as if they were straw or rotten wood. That is, they make no impression on him. This will agree better with the crocodile than any other animal. So hard is his skin, that a musket-ball will not penetrate it; see numerous quotations proving the hardness of the skin of the crooodile, in Bochart.
