Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a 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.

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.

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

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Watsons

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm on it, immovable. 24 Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone. 25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified, at its thrashing about they withdraw.

Cross References

Isaiah 48:4

I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

Zechariah 7:12

Indeed, they made their heart as hard as diamond, so that they could not obey the Torah and the other words the Lord who rules over all had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore, the Lord who rules over all had poured out great wrath.

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