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Job 40:18 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron. "
Job 40:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
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Job 40:1
"Moreover the LORD answered Job,"
Job 40:2
"“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”"
Job 40:3
"Then Job answered the LORD,"
Job 40:4
"“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth."
Job 40:5
"I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”"
Job 40:6
"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:"
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