Job 41:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The flakes of his flesh have adhered--Firm upon him--it is not moved.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 41:23 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 40:17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
  2. Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
  3. Revelation 9:9They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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