Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. New Living Translation It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. English Standard Version Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. Berean Standard Bible He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. King James Bible He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. New King James Version He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. New American Standard Bible “He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh. NASB 1995 “Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. NASB 1977 “Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. Legacy Standard Bible Under the lotus plants it lies down, In the hidden place of the reeds and the marsh. Amplified Bible “He lies down under the lotus plants, In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh. Christian Standard Bible He lies under the lotus plants, hiding in the protection of marshy reeds. Holman Christian Standard Bible He lies under the lotus plants, hiding in the protection of marshy reeds. American Standard Version He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Under its shade he lies down; in the shelter of the rushes he crouches Brenton Septuagint Translation He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush. Contemporary English Version It rests in the shade of trees along the riverbank Douay-Rheims Bible He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places. English Revised Version He lieth under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen. GOD'S WORD® Translation It lies down under the lotus plants in a hiding place among reeds and swamps. Good News Translation He lies down under the thorn bushes, and hides among the reeds in the swamp. International Standard Version He lies under the lotus trees, hiding under reeds and marshes. JPS Tanakh 1917 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and fens. Literal Standard Version He lies down under shades, | In a secret place of reed and marsh. Majority Standard Bible He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. New American Bible Under lotus trees he lies, in coverts of the reedy swamp. NET Bible Under the lotus trees it lies, in the secrecy of the reeds and the marsh. New Revised Standard Version Under the lotus plants it lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh. New Heart English Bible He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh. Webster's Bible Translation He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. World English Bible He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh. Young's Literal Translation Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD…20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby. 21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. 22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.… Cross References Genesis 41:2 when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds. Job 40:20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby. Job 40:22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. Treasury of Scripture He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. the reed Isaiah 19:6,7 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither… Isaiah 35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. Jump to Previous Covert Hidden Lies Marsh Mire Plants Pool Reed Reeds Rest River Secret Shade Shades Shady Trees Water-PlantsJump to Next Covert Hidden Lies Marsh Mire Plants Pool Reed Reeds Rest River Secret Shade Shades Shady Trees Water-PlantsJob 40 1. Job humbles himself to God6. God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom 16. Of the behemoth (21) He lieth under the shady trees.--If this description applies to any one animal, it seems on the whole more appropriate to the elephant than the hippopotamus. No doubt the judgment of critics has been biased by their pre-conceived notions about the circumstances under which they suppose the Book of Job to have been written; and the author was more likely, it is thought, to have been acquainted with the river-horse of Egypt than with the elephant of India, though, to be sure, elephants abound also in Africa, and may very well have been known to the writer of Job from that quarter, if the other is less likely.Verse 21. - He listh under the shady trees; or, under the lotus trees (Revised Version). The Lotus sylvestris or Lotus Cyrenaiea "grows abundantly an the hot banks of the Upper Nile" (Cook). and is thought to be the tree here intended (Schultens. Cook, Houghton, and others). But the identification is very doubtful. The dense shade of trees is sought alike by the hippopotamus and the elephant. In the covert of the reed, and fens. This is exactly descriptive of the hippopotamus; far less so of the elephant. Gordon Cumming says, "At every turn there occurred deep still pools, and occasional sandy islands, densely clad with lofty reeds Above and beyond these reeds stood trees of immense age. beneath which grew a rank kind of grass, on which the sea-cow (hippopotamus) delights to pasture" ('Lion-Hunter of South Africa,' p. 297). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He liesיִשְׁכָּ֑ב (yiš·kāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down under תַּֽחַת־ (ta·ḥaṯ-) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the lotus plants, צֶאֱלִ֥ים (ṣe·’ĕ·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6628: (a kind of) lotus hidden בְּסֵ֖תֶר (bə·sê·ṯer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy among the reeds קָנֶ֣ה (qā·neh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7070: A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam of the marsh. וּבִצָּֽה׃ (ū·ḇiṣ·ṣāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1207: A swamp Links Job 40:21 NIVJob 40:21 NLT Job 40:21 ESV Job 40:21 NASB Job 40:21 KJV Job 40:21 BibleApps.com Job 40:21 Biblia Paralela Job 40:21 Chinese Bible Job 40:21 French Bible Job 40:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 40:21 He lies under the lotus trees (Jb) |
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