KJV King James Version
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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Job 40:15
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
WEB World English Bible
“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
ASV American Standard Version
Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.
Surrounding context — Job 40
12 Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
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Psalm 104:14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;Job 40:20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.Genesis 1:24-26And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.Job 39:8The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
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