Job 41:24
New International Version
Its chest is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.

New Living Translation
Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone.

English Standard Version
His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone.

Berean Standard Bible
His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

King James Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

New King James Version
His heart is as hard as stone, Even as hard as the lower millstone.

New American Standard Bible
“His heart is as firm as a stone, And as firm as a lower millstone.

NASB 1995
“His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.

NASB 1977
“His heart is as hard as a stone; Even as hard as a lower millstone.

Legacy Standard Bible
Its heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.

Amplified Bible
“His heart is as hard as a stone, Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone.

Christian Standard Bible
His heart is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His heart is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

American Standard Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

Contemporary English Version
and its heart is stone.

English Revised Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Its chest is solid like a rock, solid like a millstone.

Good News Translation
His stony heart is without fear, as unyielding and hard as a millstone.

International Standard Version
His heart is as strong as stone, it is as hard as a lower millstone.

Majority Standard Bible
His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

NET Bible
Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.

New Heart English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.

Webster's Bible Translation
His heart is as firm as a stone; yes, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

World English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
His heart [is] firm as a stone, "" Indeed, firm as the lower piece.

Young's Literal Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the lower piece.

Smith's Literal Translation
His heart will press as a stone; and it will press as the under millstone.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His heart shall be as hard as a stone, and as firm as a smith's anvil.

Catholic Public Domain Version
His heart will be as hard as a stone and as dense as a blacksmith’s anvil.

New American Bible
His heart is cast as hard as stone; cast as the lower millstone.

New Revised Standard Version
Its heart is as hard as stone, as hard as the lower millstone.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
His meat is good and fat, and it is nourishing.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
His heart is firm as stone and it is hard as quartz
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, and it stands like an unyielding anvil.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Power Shown in Leviathan
23The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable. 24His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone! 25When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Isaiah 14:13-14
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

Daniel 5:20
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.

Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.

Isaiah 46:12
Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:

Psalm 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

Isaiah 10:12-13
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

Psalm 10:4
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

2 Timothy 3:4
traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’


Treasury of Scripture

His heart is as firm as a stone; yes, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

as hard

Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Zechariah 7:12
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

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Job 41
1. Of God's great power in the leviathan














His chest
The Hebrew word for "chest" here is "לֵב" (lev), which can also mean "heart" or "inner being." In the context of Job 41, which describes the formidable creature Leviathan, this term emphasizes the creature's inner strength and impenetrable nature. The heart, often seen as the seat of emotion and will, here symbolizes the unyielding and resolute character of Leviathan, reflecting the creature's fearsome and indomitable spirit.

is as hard
The phrase "is as hard" translates from the Hebrew "קָשָׁה" (qashah), meaning to be hard, severe, or difficult. This word underscores the impenetrable and unyielding nature of Leviathan. In a broader spiritual context, it can remind believers of the hardness of heart that can occur when one is resistant to God's will, contrasting the creature's physical hardness with the spiritual hardness that can afflict humanity.

as a rock
The Hebrew word "אֶבֶן" (even) for "rock" signifies strength, stability, and permanence. Rocks are often used in Scripture to symbolize God's enduring nature and faithfulness. Here, the comparison to a rock highlights Leviathan's formidable and unassailable nature, serving as a metaphor for the challenges and trials that seem insurmountable in life, yet are under God's sovereign control.

as hard as a lower millstone
The "lower millstone" refers to the heavy, stationary stone used in grinding grain. The Hebrew term "רֵחַיִם" (reḥayim) indicates the foundational stone in a mill, which is essential for the grinding process. This imagery conveys the immense weight and unyielding nature of Leviathan's chest. Spiritually, it can symbolize the burdens and trials that weigh heavily on believers, yet also serve a purpose in refining and shaping one's faith, much like the grinding process refines grain into flour.

(24) His heart--i.e., his nature, his disposition. This seems to be the meaning, rather than the physical organ of life.

Verse 24. - His heart is firm as a stone. Some regard this as intended physically, and note that the great saurians, with their cold and sluggish circulation, have hearts which are comparatively torpid, not contracting or expanding readily. Others take the "stony heart" to mean a fierce and obstinate disposition. In either case, the description will well suit the crocodile. Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. A repetition and slight exaggeration of the preceding idea.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
His chest
לִ֭בּוֹ (lib·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

is as hard
יָצ֣וּק (yā·ṣūq)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3332: To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard

as
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

a rock,
אָ֑בֶן (’ā·ḇen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 68: A stone

as hard
וְ֝יָצ֗וּק (wə·yā·ṣūq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3332: To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard

as a lower
תַּחְתִּֽית׃ (taḥ·tîṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 8482: Lowermost, the depths

millstone!
כְּפֶ֣לַח (kə·p̄e·laḥ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6400: Cleavage, a millstone


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