Job 38:40
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?”
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BSBPD
“when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“When they couch in their dens, Andabide in the covert to lie in wait?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“When they bow down in dens--Abide in a thicket for a covert?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 38:40 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 49:9Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
- Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
- Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
- Job 37:8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
- Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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