Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

His heart is cast hard as a stone, even cast hard as a piece of a riding 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 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

American

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

23 The folds of his flesh are joined together, cast firm on him; he cannot be moved. 24 His heart is cast hard as a stone, even cast hard as a piece of a riding millstone. 25 The mighty are afraid from his rising; they are beside themselves from the crashing.

Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your brow bronze.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Jehovah, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved; You have destroyed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to return.

Zechariah 7:12

And they made their hearts adamant from hearing the Law and the Words which Jehovah of Hosts has sent through His Spirit, by the former prophets. And great wrath came from Jehovah of Hosts.

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