The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan
Job 41:15
In 11 translations
- BSB
- His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
- KJV
- His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields
- WEB
- Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
- ASV
- His strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.
- LSV
- A pride—strong ones of shields, || Shut up—a close seal.
- YLT
- A pride — strong ones of shields, Shut up — a close seal.
- DBY
- The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
- DRC41:6
- His body is like molten shields, shut close up with scales pressing upon one another.
- GNV41:6
- The maiestie of his scales is like strog shields, and are sure sealed.
- JPS41:7
- His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
- LXXE41:7
- His inwards are as brazen plates, and the texture of his skin as a smyrite stone.
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Original-language editions
- WLC41:7
- גַּ֭אֲוָה אֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר׃KJV:Job.41.15
- LXX-Br41:7
- Τὰ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ ἀσπίδες χάλκεαι. σύνδεσμος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ὥσπερ σμυρίτης λίθος.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Revelation 5:2–3And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
- Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:7 in some Bibles
- 41:15 in most Bibles