Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone;

New American Standard Bible

“His heart is as hard as a stone,
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

His heart is as hard as a rock,
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.

Bible in Basic English

His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.

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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is as firm
יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

yea, as hard
יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

as a piece
פּלח 
Pelach 
Usage: 6

of the nether
תּחתּי 
Tachtiy 
Usage: 19

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

23 The dewlaps of his flesh, cleave together, hardened upon him, they cannot be moved; 24 His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone; 25 At his rising up, mighty men are afraid, by reason of terror, they are beside themselves:

Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

Because I knew that - Obstinate, thou wast, - And, a sinew of iron, was thy neck, And thy brow, brazen,

Jeremiah 5:3

O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them - They have refused to receive correction, - They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.

Zechariah 7:12

and, their heart, turned they into adamant, that they might not hear the law, nor the words which Yahweh of hosts sent by his spirit, through the former prophets, - and so there came great wrath from Yahweh of hosts.

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