Job 40:23 - Easy To Read Version If the river floods,\par the behemoth will not run away.\par He is not afraid\par if the Jordan River splashes on his face.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: He trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, if a river is violent and overflows, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. Common English Bible If the river surges, he doesn’t hurry; he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Will he make a covenant with thee? And wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever? |
Lot looked and saw the Jordan Valley. Lot saw that there was much water there. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. At that time the Jordan Valley all the way to Zoar was like the Lord’s Garden. This was good land, like the land of Egypt.)
The lotus plants hide the behemoth\par in their shade.\par He lives under the willow trees\par that grow near the river.\par
I would run away.\par I would escape.\par I would run away from this\par storm of trouble.\par
Because of those things, the Lord my Master says, “I will put a rock—a cornerstone—in the ground in Zion. {\cf2\super [259]} This will be a very precious stone. {\cf2\super [260]} Everything will be built on this very important rock. Any person that trusts \{in that rock\} will not be disappointed.
I dug wells, and drank water\par \{from new places\}.\par I dried up the rivers of Egypt\par and walked on that country.’\par
(During harvest time the Jordan River overflows its banks. So the river was at its fullest.) The priests who were carrying the Box came to the shore of the river. They stepped into the water.