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Job 40:24
Job 40:24 is verse 24 of Job chapter 40, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
King James Version
He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
World English Bible
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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Job 40:22–24 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Read all of Job 40Hebrew words
בְּעֵינָ֥יוby eyes itsיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּwill anyone take? itבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםwith snaresיִנְקָבwill anyone pierce?אָֽףa nose
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
Job 41:2Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?