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Job 40:21
Job 40:21 is verse 21 of Job chapter 40, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
Or bramble bushes; also in verse 22
King James Version
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
World English Bible
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
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Job 40:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 19:6The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
Isaiah 19:7The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
Isaiah 35:7The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.