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NASB | Job 40:17 "He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 40:17 "He sways his tail like a cedar; The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope]. |
Bible Question: I am looking for the scripture that refers to an animal with a tail the size of a cedar tree. Can anyone help it is in the old testament. |
Bible Answer: The description in the 40th chapter of the book of Job offers a vivid word picture of this huge mammal, Behemoth. It is described as being herbivorous. (Vs 15) The sources of its tremendous power and energy are noted to be in the hips and in the tendons of its belly, that is, the muscles of its back and those of its belly. (Vs 16) The tail of Behemoth is like a cedar. Since the tail of a hippopotamus is fairly short, measuring about 46 to 51 cm (18 to 20 in.), this is likely to be understood as meaning that the animal can set its thick tail rigidly upright or swing it about like a tree. “The sinews of its thighs are interwoven,” so that the fiber and tendons of muscles of its thighs are twisted together and braided like powerful cables. (Vs 17) |
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