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18 His bones are conduits[a] of bronze;[b]
    his strong bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the grandest[c] of God’s undertakings,[d]
    yet his creator is approaching him with his sword.[e]

20 Mountains produce food for him,
    where all the wild animals frolic.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:18 Or channels
  2. Job 40:18 Or copper
  3. Job 40:19 Or first
  4. Job 40:19 Lit. ways
  5. Job 40:19 I.e. God was about to make Behemoth extinct

18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
    its limbs(A) like rods of iron.(B)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(C)
    yet its Maker(D) can approach it with his sword.(E)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(F)
    and all the wild animals play(G) nearby.(H)

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