Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stythie that the hammer man smiteth upon.

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.

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 members of his body are joined so strait one to another, and cleave so fast together, that he cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stythie that the hammer man smiteth upon. 25 When he goeth, the mightiest of all are afraid, and the waves heave.



Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

Howbeit, I knew that thou art obstinate, and that thy neck hath an iron vein, and thy brow is of brass.

Jeremiah 5:3

Where as thou, O LORD, lookest only upon faith and truth. Thou hast scourged them, but they took no repentance: thou hast corrected them for amendment, but they refused thy correction. They made their faces harder than stone, and would not amend.

Zechariah 7:12

Yea, they made their hearts as an Adamant stone lest they should hear the law and words, which the LORD of Hosts sent in his holy spirit by the prophets afore time. Wherefore the LORD of Hosts was very wroth at them.

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