Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“His underparts are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.

King James Version

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Holman Bible

His undersides are jagged potsherds,
spreading the mud like a threshing sledge.

International Standard Version

"Beneath him he is armored as with sharp potsherds; he tears through muddy ground like a threshing sledge through grain.

A Conservative Version

His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds. He spreads out [as] a threshing-wagon upon the mire.

American Standard Version

His underparts are like'sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

Amplified


“His underparts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery;
He moves across and spreads out [grooves] like a threshing sledge on the mire (muddy river banks).

Bible in Basic English

Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.

Darby Translation

His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

Julia Smith Translation

Sharpnesses of the potsherd under him: he will spread a trench upon the mire.

King James 2000

His undersides are like sharp stones: he spreads sharp pointed marks upon the mire.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Its underparts [are] shards of a potsherd; it moves over mud [like] a threshing sledge.

Modern King James verseion

Points of potsherds are under him; he spreads sharp pointed marks on the mire.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He treadeth the gold in the mire like the sharp potsherds.

NET Bible

Its underparts are the sharp points of potsherds, it leaves its mark in the mud like a threshing sledge.

New Heart English Bible

His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

The Emphasized Bible

His underparts, are points of potsherd, a pointed threshing roller spreadeth out upon the slime:

Webster

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

World English Bible

His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

Youngs Literal Translation

Under him are sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חדּוּד 
Chadduwd 
Usage: 1

חרשׂ 
Cheres 
Usage: 17

רפד 
Raphad 
Usage: 3

חרץ חרוּץ 
Charuwts 
Usage: 18

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

29 He counts any weapon as stubble; he laughs at the shaking of a spear. 30 “His underparts are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 He makes the deep to boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.



Cross References

Isaiah 41:15

Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff.

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