Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it. New Living Translation The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. English Standard Version For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. Berean Standard Bible The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. King James Bible The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. New King James Version The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. New American Standard Bible “The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. NASB 1995 “The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. NASB 1977 “The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. Legacy Standard Bible The lotus plants cover it with shade; The willows of the brook surround it. Amplified Bible “The lotus plants cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook surround him. Christian Standard Bible Lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him. American Standard Version The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The shadows surround him, and the ravens of the valley surround him Brenton Septuagint Translation And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and so do the bushes of the field. Contemporary English Version or hides among reeds in the swamp. Douay-Rheims Bible The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about. English Revised Version The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. GOD'S WORD® Translation Lotus plants provide it with cover. Poplars by the stream surround it. Good News Translation The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade. International Standard Version The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him. JPS Tanakh 1917 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; The willows of the brook compass him about. Literal Standard Version Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, | Willows of the brook cover him. Majority Standard Bible The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. New American Bible The lotus trees cover him with their shade; all about him are the poplars in the wadi. NET Bible The lotus trees conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream conceal it. New Revised Standard Version The lotus trees cover it for shade; the willows of the wadi surround it. New Heart English Bible The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him. Webster's Bible Translation The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him. World English Bible The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him. Young's Literal Translation Cover him do shades, with their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD…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. 23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.… Cross References Leviticus 23:40 On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. Job 40:21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. Job 40:23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth. Isaiah 44:4 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. Treasury of Scripture The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. the willows Leviticus 23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. Isaiah 15:7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. Ezekiel 17:5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. Jump to Previous Branches Brook Compass Conceal Cover Covered Encompass Grasses Plants Poplars Round Shade Shades Shadow Shady Stream Surround Trees WillowsJump to Next Branches Brook Compass Conceal Cover Covered Encompass Grasses Plants Poplars Round Shade Shades Shadow Shady Stream Surround Trees WillowsJob 40 1. Job humbles himself to God6. God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom 16. Of the behemoth Verse 22. - The shady trees (or, the lotus trees) cover him with their shadow (see the comment on ver. 21); the willows of the brook compass him round about. The "willow of the brook" (Leviticus 23:40) is probably the Saliz Aegyptiaca or safsaf which grows plentifully in the Nile valley, fringing the course both of the Nile itself and of the many streams derived from it. The Saliz Babylonica or "weeping willow," is less likely. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֣ים (ṣe·’ĕ·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6628: (a kind of) lotus conceal him יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ (yə·suk·ku·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 5526: To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect in their shade; צִֽלֲל֑וֹ (ṣi·lă·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6752: Shadow the willows עַרְבֵי־ (‘ar·ḇê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6155: (a kind of tree) perhaps poplar, also a wadi in Moab of the brook נָֽחַל׃ (nā·ḥal) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft surround him. יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ (yə·sub·bū·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround Links Job 40:22 NIVJob 40:22 NLT Job 40:22 ESV Job 40:22 NASB Job 40:22 KJV Job 40:22 BibleApps.com Job 40:22 Biblia Paralela Job 40:22 Chinese Bible Job 40:22 French Bible Job 40:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 40:22 The lotuses cover him with their shade (Jb) |