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The Book of Job, Chapter 40, Verse 15

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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
King James Version
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
American Standard Version
Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
New English Translation
The Description of Behemoth“Look now at Behemoth, which I made as I made you; it eats grass like the ox.
World English Bible
"See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
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Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
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His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
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He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
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He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
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Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?