Job 41:30
“Sharpe stones are vnder him: he spreadeth sharpe pointed things vpon the mire.”
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Job 41:30 Context
28The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble. 29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare. 30Sharpe stones are vnder him: he spreadeth sharpe pointed things vpon the mire. 31He maketh the deepe to boyle like a pot: hee maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment. 32Hee maketh a path to shine after him; one would thinke the deepe to bee hoarie.
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Other Translations
Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
- King James Version
"His underparts are {like} sharp potsherds; He spreads out {like} a threshing sledge on the mire.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
His underparts are `like' sharp potsherds: He spreadeth `as it were' a threshing-wain upon the mire.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.
- Basic English Bible
His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
- Darby Bible
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
- Webster's Bible
His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
- World English Bible
Under him [are] sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(41:22) Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"His underparts are {like} sharp potsherds; He spreads out {like} a threshing sledge on the mire.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
His underparts are `like' sharp potsherds: He spreadeth `as it were' a threshing-wain upon the mire.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.
- Basic English Bible
His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
- Darby Bible
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
- Webster's Bible
His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
- World English Bible
Under him [are] sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(41:22) Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Job 41:30
41:30 Stones - His skin is so impenetrable, that the sharpest stones or shells are as easy unto him as the mire.