Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
New American Standard Bible
The willows of the brook surround him.
King James Version
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Holman Bible
the willows by the brook surround him.
International Standard Version
The lotus trees cover him with their shade, and willows that line the wadis surround him.
American Standard Version
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
Amplified
“The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
Darby Translation
Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Julia Smith Translation
The shades shall cover him with their shadow; the willows of the torrent shall surround him.
King James 2000
The shady trees cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] lotus trees cover it [with] their shade; [the] wadi's poplar trees surround it.
Modern King James verseion
The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook surround him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
the fens hide him with their shadow, and the willows of the brook cover him round about.
NET Bible
The lotus trees conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream conceal it.
New Heart English Bible
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
The Emphasized Bible
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
Webster
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
World English Bible
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cover him do shades, with their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook.
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References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Job 40:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Can You Conquer Behemoth, Job?
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants. 22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him. 23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
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Cross References
Leviticus 23:40
On the first day, take the fruit of fair trees, branches of palm-trees, and branches of thick trees and trees from the riverside, and be glad before the Lord for seven days.
Isaiah 15:7
For this cause they will take away their wealth, and the stores they have got together, over the stream of the water-plants.
Ezekiel 17:5
And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.