Job 38:40

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 37:8 : 8 And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.
  • Gen 49:9 : 9 A lion's whelp `is' Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'
  • Num 24:9 : 9 He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee `is' blessed, And he who is cursing thee `is' cursed.'

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