20 The hills yield food for him,
while all sorts of wild animals play there.
21 He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection[a] of marshy reeds.
22 Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
the willows by the brook surround him.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:21 Lit plants, in the hiding place

20 The hills bring it their produce,(A)
    and all the wild animals play(B) nearby.(C)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds(D) in the marsh.(E)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
    the poplars by the stream(F) surround it.

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