21Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.


In Context

18 His bones are tubes of brass, His bones are as a bar of iron.

19 He is a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;

20 For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire.

22 Cover him do shades, with their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.

23 Lo, a flood oppresseth — he doth not haste, He is confident though Jordan Doth come forth unto his mouth.

Job 40:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:21Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:21He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:21He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:21He lieth under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:21He lies under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.