Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.
New American Standard Bible
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
King James Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
Holman Bible
as hard as a lower millstone!
International Standard Version
His heart is as strong as stone, it is as hard as a lower millstone.
A Conservative Version
His heart is as firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
American Standard Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
Amplified
“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone.
Darby Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether millstone.
Julia Smith Translation
His heart will press as a stone; and it will press as the under millstone.
King James 2000
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the lower millstone.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone.
Modern King James verseion
His heart is cast hard as a stone, even cast hard as a piece of a riding millstone.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stythie that the hammer man smiteth upon.
NET Bible
Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.
New Heart English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
The Emphasized Bible
His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone;
Webster
His heart is as firm as a stone; yes, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
World English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
Youngs Literal Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the lower piece.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 41:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?
23 The plates of his flesh are joined together, fixed, and not to be moved. 24 His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone. 25 When he gets ready for the fight, the strong are overcome with fear.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:4
Because I saw that your heart was hard, and that your neck was an iron cord, and your brow brass;
Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, do not your eyes see good faith? you have given them punishment, but they were not troubled; you have sent destruction on them, but they did not take your teaching to heart: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they would not come back.
Zechariah 7:12
And they made their hearts like the hardest stone, so that they might not give ear to the law and the words which the Lord of armies had said by the earlier prophets: and there came great wrath from the Lord of armies.