Job 41:27

Job 41:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
• New International Version (NIV)Iron it treats like straw and bronze like rotten wood.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood.

Context of Job 41:27

25When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing. 26The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow. He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. 28No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. 29A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

Job 41:27 word by word

יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ רִקָּב֣וֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• He regardsחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: thinkH2803
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• as strawתֶּ֫בֶןteben · strawH8401
• and bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• as rottenרִקָּבוֹןriqqâbôn · rottennessH7539
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086

Commentaries on Job 41:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27He esteemeth iron as straw - He regards instruments made of iron and brass as if they were straw or rotten wood. That is, they make no impression on him. This will agree better with the crocodile than any other animal. So hard is his skin, that a musket-ball will not penetrate it; see numerous quotations proving the hardness of the skin of the crooodile, in Bochart.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. iron ... brass--namely, weapons.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:27

• God

In the dictionaries

• Comely
• Iron
• Lay
• Leap
• Leviathan
• Straw
• Esteem
• Night-Monster
• Rot; Rottenness

Commentaries on Job 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary