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The Book of Job, Chapter 41, Verse 17

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One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
King James Version
They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
American Standard Version
They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.
New English Translation
They lock tightly together, one to the next; they cling together and cannot be separated.
World English Bible
They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they can't be pulled apart.
18
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
19
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out.
20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron.
21
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether [millstone].
25
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27
He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.