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Job 40:22
The lotus trees conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream conceal it.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Lotus plants cover him with their shade;the willows by the brook surround him.
Lotus plants cover him with their shade;the willows by the brook surround him.
Hebrew Names Version
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
King James Version
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
English Standard Version
For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
New Century Version
The lotus plants hide it in their shadow; the poplar trees by the streams surround it.
The lotus plants hide it in their shadow; the poplar trees by the streams surround it.
Amplified Bible
"The lotus plants cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
"The lotus plants cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
New American Standard Bible
"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
World English Bible
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
Legacy Standard Bible
The lotus plants cover it with shade;The willows of the brook surround it.
The lotus plants cover it with shade;The willows of the brook surround it.
Berean Standard Bible
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Contemporary English Version
or hides among reeds in the swamp.
or hides among reeds in the swamp.
Complete Jewish Bible
the lotus bushes cover him with their shade, and the willows by the stream surround him.
the lotus bushes cover him with their shade, and the willows by the stream surround him.
Darby Translation
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Easy-to-Read Version
The lotus plants hide him in their shade. He lives under the willow trees that grow near the river.
The lotus plants hide him in their shade. He lives under the willow trees that grow near the river.
George Lamsa Translation
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encircle him.
Good News Translation
The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.
The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.
Lexham English Bible
The lotus trees cover it with their shade; the wadi's poplar trees surround it.
The lotus trees cover it with their shade; the wadi's poplar trees surround it.
Literal Translation
the lotus trees cover him in its shadow; the willows of the torrent circle him.
the lotus trees cover him in its shadow; the willows of the torrent circle him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
hyde him with their shadowe, and the wylowes of the broke couer him rounde aboute.
hyde him with their shadowe, and the wylowes of the broke couer him rounde aboute.
American Standard Version
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
Bible in Basic English
He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
King James Version (1611)
The shady trees couer him with their shaddow: the willowes of the brooke compasse him about.
The shady trees couer him with their shaddow: the willowes of the brooke compasse him about.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The trees couer him with their shadowe, and the wyllowes of the brooke compasse him about.
The trees couer him with their shadowe, and the wyllowes of the brooke compasse him about.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Will he address thee with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
Will he address thee with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
English Revised Version
The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Schadewis hilen his schadewe; the salewis of the ryuer cumpassen hym.
Schadewis hilen his schadewe; the salewis of the ryuer cumpassen hym.
Update Bible Version
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
Webster's Bible Translation
The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
New King James Version
The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
New Living Translation
The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
New Life Bible
He lies in the shadow of the lotus plants, with the willow trees of the river around him.
He lies in the shadow of the lotus plants, with the willow trees of the river around him.
New Revised Standard
The lotus trees cover it for shade; the willows of the wadi surround it.
The lotus trees cover it for shade; the willows of the wadi surround it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-17) The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
(40-17) The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
Revised Standard Version
For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
Young's Literal Translation
Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.
Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
Contextual Overview
15 "Look now at Behemoth, which I made as I made you; it eats grass like the ox. 16 Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly. 17 It makes its tail stiff like a cedar, the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound. 18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron. 19 It ranks first among the works of God, the One who made it has furnished it with a sword. 20 For the hills bring it food, where all the wild animals play. 21 Under the lotus trees it lies, in the secrecy of the reeds and the marsh. 22 The lotus trees conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream conceal it. 23 If the river rages, it is not disturbed, it is secure, though the Jordan should surge up to its mouth. 24 Can anyone catch it by its eyes, or pierce its nose with a snare?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the willows: Leviticus 23:40, Isaiah 15:7, Ezekiel 17:5
Cross-References
Genesis 40:8
They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."
They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."
Genesis 40:11
Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
Genesis 40:13
In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer.
In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer.
Genesis 40:19
In three more days Pharaoh will decapitate you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh from you."
In three more days Pharaoh will decapitate you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh from you."
Genesis 40:23
But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph—he forgot him.
But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph—he forgot him.
Genesis 41:16
Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh."
Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh."
Jeremiah 23:28
Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord , affirm it!
Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord , affirm it!
Daniel 2:30
As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
Daniel 5:12
Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation."
Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation."
Acts 5:30
The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow,.... Under which it lies, as in Job 40:21; which is thought not so well to agree with the elephant, since, according to Aelianus h and other writers, it lies not down, at least but rarely, but sleeps standing; it being very troublesome to it to lie down and rise up again; and besides it is represented by some authors i as higher than the trees, and therefore this is supposed to agree better with the river horse; especially since it follows,
the willows of the brook compass him about; or the willows of the Nile, as some choose to render it; which would put it out of all doubt that the river horse is intended, if it could be established, it being an inhabitant of that river; and yet the above writer k speaks of elephants, when grown old, seeking large thick and shady woods to take up their abode in.
h Ibid. (Aelian. de Animal.) c. 31. i Ibid. l. 7. c. 6. k Ibid. c. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The shady trees - Probably the “lote-trees;” see the note at Job 40:21. The same word is used here.
The willow-trees of the brook - Of the “stream,” or “rivulet.” The Hebrew word (נחל nachal) means rather “a wady;” a gorge or gulley, which is swollen with torrents in the winter, but which is frequently dry in summer; see the notes at Job 6:15. Willows grew commonly on the banks of rivers. They could not be cultivated in the desert; Isaiah 15:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 40:22. The willows of the brook compass him — This would agree well enough with the hippopotamus.
