Job 40:17 Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

English Standard Version
He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

New American Standard Bible
"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

King James Bible
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.

International Standard Version
His tail protrudes stiffly, like cedar; the sinews of his thigh interlink for strength.

American Standard Version
He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.

Darby Bible Translation
He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.

Young's Literal Translation
He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

40:15-24 God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt, called the river-horse, or hippopotamus. This vast animal is noticed as an argument to humble ourselves before the great God; for he created this vast animal, which is so fearfully and wonderfully made. Whatever strength this or any other creature has, it is derived from God. He that made the soul of man, knows all the ways to it, and can make the sword of justice, his wrath, to approach and touch it. Every godly man has spiritual weapons, the whole armour of God, to resist, yea, to overcome the tempter, that his never-dying soul may be safe, whatever becomes of his frail flesh and mortal body.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17. like a cedar—As the tempest bends the cedar, so it can move its smooth thick tail [Umbreit]. But the cedar implies straightness and length, such as do not apply to the river horse's short tail, but perhaps to an extinct species of animal (see on [561]Job 40:15).

stones—rather, "thighs."

wrapped—firmly twisted together, like a thick rope.