Job 40:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ He lieth under the shady trees, In the covert of the reed, and fens.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reeds in the marsh.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

Common English Bible

²¹ He lies under the lotuses, under the cover of reed and marsh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band?

Job 40:21 Cross References

Genesis 41:2

and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows sleek and fat, and they fed in the reed grass.

Job 40:20

For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.

Job 40:22

For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.

Psalm 68:30

Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.

Isaiah 35:7

the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes.