Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron. New Living Translation Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. English Standard Version His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. Berean Standard Bible His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron. King James Bible His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. New King James Version His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. New American Standard Bible “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. NASB 1995 “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. NASB 1977 “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. Legacy Standard Bible Its bones are tubes of bronze; Its limbs are like bars of iron. Amplified Bible “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. Christian Standard Bible His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods. Holman Christian Standard Bible His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods. American Standard Version His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. Contemporary English Version The bones in its legs are like bronze or iron. English Revised Version His bones are as tubes of brass; his limbs are like bars of iron. GOD'S WORD® Translation Its bones are bronze tubes. They are like iron bars. Good News Translation His bones are as strong as bronze, and his legs are like iron bars. International Standard Version His bones are conduits of bronze; his strong bones are like bars of iron. Majority Standard Bible His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron. NET Bible Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron. New Heart English Bible His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron. Webster's Bible Translation His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. World English Bible His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHis bones [are] tubes of bronze, "" His bones [are] as a bar of iron. Young's Literal Translation His bones are tubes of brass, His bones are as a bar of iron. Smith's Literal Translation His bones tubes of brass; his bones as a hammered bar of iron. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHis bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs are like iron rods. New Revised Standard Version Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis bones are strong as pieces of brass; yea, they are like bars of iron. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated His bones are strong as brass and like iron OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917His bones are as pipes of brass; His gristles are like bars of iron. Brenton Septuagint Translation His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is as cast iron. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD…17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. 18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron. 19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.… Cross References Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Isaiah 40:15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust. Ezekiel 31:3-9 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ... Daniel 4:11-12 The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. Psalm 29:5-6 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon. / He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. Isaiah 2:13 against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, Psalm 92:12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Isaiah 10:33-34 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. Psalm 104:16-17 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, / where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. Isaiah 44:14 He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. 1 Kings 4:33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. Ezekiel 17:22-24 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’” Matthew 13:31-32 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” Mark 4:30-32 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it? / It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth. / But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.” Luke 13:18-19 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? / It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” Treasury of Scripture His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. Job 7:12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? Isaiah 48:4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; Jump to Previous Bar Bars Bones Brass Bronze Iron Limbs Members Pieces Pipes Rods Strong TubesJump to Next Bar Bars Bones Brass Bronze Iron Limbs Members Pieces Pipes Rods Strong TubesJob 40 1. Job humbles himself to God6. God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom 16. Of the behemoth His bones The Hebrew word for "bones" is "עֲצָמוֹת" (atzamot), which often symbolizes strength and structure in the biblical context. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, bones were considered the framework of the body, providing stability and support. This imagery suggests a creature of immense power and resilience, reflecting the divine craftsmanship of God in creation. The strength of bones is often paralleled with the enduring nature of God's promises and the steadfastness required in faith. are tubes of bronze his limbs are rods of iron Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His bonesעֲ֭צָמָיו (‘ă·ṣā·māw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame are tubes אֲפִיקֵ֣י (’ă·p̄î·qê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 650: Containing, a tube, a bed, valley of a, stream, a strong thing, a hero of bronze; נְחוּשָׁ֑ה (nə·ḥū·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5154: Copper, bronze his limbs גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו (gə·rā·māw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1634: A bone, self, very are rods כִּמְטִ֥יל (kim·ṭîl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4300: A wrought metal rod of iron. בַּרְזֶֽל׃ (bar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement Links Job 40:18 NIVJob 40:18 NLT Job 40:18 ESV Job 40:18 NASB Job 40:18 KJV Job 40:18 BibleApps.com Job 40:18 Biblia Paralela Job 40:18 Chinese Bible Job 40:18 French Bible Job 40:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 40:18 His bones are like tubes of brass (Jb) |