Job 40:23
“Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Job 40:23 in 7 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
(H40:18) Siehe, der Strom schwillt mächtig an, er flieht nicht ängstlich davon; er bleibt wohlgemut, wenn ein Jordan gegen sein Maul hervorbricht.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ainda que o rio se torne violento, ele não se apressa; confia ainda que o Jordão transborde até sua boca.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se o rio inunda as suas margens, ele não estremece; ele é confiante, ainda que o rio Jordão venha a subir até a sua boca.
📖 Job 40:23 in Context
21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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