Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower 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.

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

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

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Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

23 Its flesh's folds of skin cling together; it is cast on it--it will not be moved. 24 Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone. 25 {When it raises itself}, [the] mighty ones are terrified; they retreat because of its thrashing.



Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

because {I know} that you [are] obstinate, and your neck an iron sinew, and your forehead bronze.

Jeremiah 5:3

Yahweh, do not your eyes [look] for honesty? You have struck them, but they felt no pain, you have destroyed them, they refused to take discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, they have refused to turn back.

Zechariah 7:12

{They made their hearts adamant} in order not to hear the law and the words that Yahweh of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets; [therefore] great wrath came from Yahweh of hosts.

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