New International Version
Job 40:22
22The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
Job 40:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
Context of Job 40:22
20The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby. 21Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it. 23A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth. 24Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
Read all of Job 40Job 40:22 word by word
יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ צֶאֱלִ֣ים צִֽלֲל֑וֹ יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 40:22
- Leviticus 23:40On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.
- Isaiah 15:7So the wealth they have acquired and stored up they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.
- Ezekiel 17:5“ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
Commentaries on Job 40:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The willows of the brook compass him - This would agree well enough with the hippopotamus.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The shady trees - Probably the “lote-trees;” see the note at Job 40:21. The same word is used here. The willow-trees of the brook - Of the “stream,” or “rivulet.” The Hebrew word (נחל nachal ) means rather “a wady;” a gorge or gulley, which is swollen with torrents in the winter, but which is frequently dry in summer; see the notes at Job 6:15. Willows grew commonly on the banks of rivers. They could not be cultivated in the desert; Isaiah 15:7.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt, called the river-horse, or hippopotamus. This vast animal is noticed as an argument to humble ourselves before the great God; for he created this vast animal, which is so fearfully and wonderfully made. Whatever strength this or any other creature…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-24After listing natural animals, God described Behemoth and "Leviathan" as creatures humans cannot control (39:1–30; 40:15–24; 41:1–34). Job could not control the wild donkey or ox (39:5–12; 40:15–24). However, God created and could control them, and Job had to accept this fact (41:2). Here, Behemoth appears to be a natural creature: It is an animal God made, just as he made Job (40:15). It is not a fierce predator but eats grass like an ox (40:15). It is…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2415-24. God shows that if Job cannot bring under control the lower animals (of which he selects the two most striking, behemoth on land, leviathan in the water), much less is he capable of governing the world. behemoth--The description in part agrees with the hippopotamus, in part with the elephant, but exactly in all details with neither. It is rather a poetical personification of the great Pachydermata, or Herbivora (so "he eateth grass"), the idea of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 40
- 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
- EGW Writings
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