Job 38:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?”
Job 38:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 38:40 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 38:40 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 38:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?”
Job 38:40 — World English Bible
Job 38:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When they couch in their dens, Andabide in the covert to lie in wait? ”
Job 38:40 — American Standard Version
Job 38:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“When they bow down in dens--Abide in a thicket for a covert?”
Job 38:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 38:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait? ”
Job 38:40 — Darby Translation
Job 38:40 in Context — Job 38
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
What Does Job 38:40 Mean?
Job 38:40 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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