23The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.


In Context

20 Smoke pours from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.

21 His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from his mouth.

22 Strength resides in his neck; dismay goes before him.

23 The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.

24 His chest is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.

25 When he rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before his thrashing.

Job 41:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

41:23The members of his flesh cleave one to another : he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can't be moved.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh have adhered — Firm upon him — it is not moved.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.