Job 40:19

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 40:19

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

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ASV

American Standard Version

He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.

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Job 40

¹⁷ His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

¹⁸ His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.

¹⁹ He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

²⁰ The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

²¹ He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

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