Key Verse Spotlight
Job 40:17 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. {He...: or, He setteth up}”
Job 40:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. {behemoth: probably an extinct animal of some kind}
Lo now, his strength {is} in his loins, and his force {is} in the navel of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. {He...: or, He setteth up}
His bones {are as} strong pieces of brass; his bones {are} like bars of iron.
He {is} the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach {unto him}.
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