Job 40:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.”

Job 40:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 40:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 40:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.”

Job 40:16 — World English Bible

Job 40:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. ”

Job 40:16 — American Standard Version

Job 40:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, I pray thee, his power <FI>is<Fi> in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.”

Job 40:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 40:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. ”

Job 40:16 — Darby Translation

Job 40:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?”

Job 40:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 40:16 in Context — Job 40

14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

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What Does Job 40:16 Mean?

Job 40:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 40. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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