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The Book of Job, Chapter 40, Verse 16

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15
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
King James Version
Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
American Standard Version
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
New English Translation
Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.
World English Bible
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18
His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
19
He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
20
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22
The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23
Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24
He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
1
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
2
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?