Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A thick stick is no better than a leaf of grass, and he makes sport of the onrush of the spear.
New American Standard Bible
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
King James Version
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Holman Bible
and he laughs
International Standard Version
Clubs are like twigs; he laughs at the whoosh of the javelin.
A Conservative Version
Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
American Standard Version
Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
Amplified
“Clubs [also] are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rushing and the rattling of the javelin.
Darby Translation
Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
Julia Smith Translation
The bludgeon was reckoned to him for stubble: and he will laugh at the shaking of the javelin.
King James 2000
Darts are counted as straw: he laughs at the threat of a javelin.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Clubs are regarded as stubble, and it laughs at [the] short sword's rattle.
Modern King James verseion
Darts are counted as straw; he laughs at the shaking of a javelin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He counteth the hammer no better than a straw, he laugheth him to scorn that shaketh the spear.
NET Bible
A club is counted as a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance.
New Heart English Bible
Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
The Emphasized Bible
As a straw, is a club accounted, and he laugheth at the whir of the javelin;
Webster
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
World English Bible
Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
Youngs Literal Translation
As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
Topics
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Chashab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 41:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?
28 The arrow is not able to put him to flight: stones are no more to him than dry stems. 29 A thick stick is no better than a leaf of grass, and he makes sport of the onrush of the spear. 30 Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Chronicles 26:14
And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands.