The verse means,
Behold the stream swelleth, he trembleth not;
He is careless, though Jordan break forth upon his mouth.
The word "swelleth" means lit. oppresses, that is, rushes violently against him. The term "Jordan," or "a Jordan," is used by way of example, meaning a violent outbreak of water. The term "break forth" is that used of the sea, ch. Job 38:8.
Verse Job 40:23. _BEHOLD, HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER_] A similar mode of expression, and of precisely the same meaning, as that in Job 39:24: "He swalloweth the ground with fierceness." No river can stop...
BEHOLD HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER - Margin, “oppresseth.” The margin expresses the proper meaning of the Hebrew word, עשׁק _‛__âshaq_. It usually means to oppress, to treat with violence and injustice; a...
CHAPTER 40 _ 1. The answer demanded (Job 40:1)_ 2. Job's answer (Job 40:3) 3. Jehovah's appeal to Job (Job 40:6) 4. Behold behemoth! (Job 40:
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TRUSTETH. believeth. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69....
BEHOLD, HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER— _Should an inundation of the river suddenly overtake him, he would not be in the least fear: he trusteth that he can spout forth Jordan through his mouth._ Bochart and...
2. Jehovah relates more marvels of his creation. (Job 40:15, Job 41:34) TEXT 40:15-24 15 BEHOLD NOW, BEHEMOTH, WHICH I MADE AS WELL AS THEE; He eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in...
_BEHOLD NOW BEHEMOTH, WHICH I MADE WITH THEE; HE EATETH GRASS AS AN OX._ God shows that if Job cannot bring under control the lower animals, of which he selects the two most striking (Behemoth on lan...
RV 'Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not: He is confident though Jordan swell even to his mouth.' JORDAN] means a river as swift and strong as Jordan....
THE SECOND SPEECH OF THE ALMIGHTY Job, we know, in his anxiety to prove his integrity had been led into casting doubts on the justice of God's government of the world. He is here ironically invited t...
In fact, Bible students are not sure about the animal in this passage. In the original language (called Hebrew), the animal’s name simply means ‘a great animal’. But the hippo behaves as God describes...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 40 GOD CONTINUES HIS SPEECH...
BEHOLD, HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER. — This verse is better rendered, _Behold, if a river overflow_ (or, _is violent_)_, he trembleth not_ (or, _hasteneth not_)_; he is confident, though Jordan swell up to...
הֵ֤ן יַעֲשֹׁ֣ק נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפֹּ֑וז יִבְטַ֓ח...
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“HAST THOU AN ARM LIKE GOD?” Job 40:1 God seemed to await Job's reply to His questions. Job had protested that he would fill his mouth with arguments, but none was forthcoming. That vision of God had...
There is a pause in the unveiling as Jehovah speaks directly to His servant and asks for an answer to the things that He has said. The answer is full of suggestiveness. The man who in mighty speech an...
Behold, he drinketh up a river, (k) [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. (k) He drinks at leisure, and fears nobody....
(15) В¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. (16) Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. (17) He moveth his tail like a ced...
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BEHOLD, HE DRINKETH UP A RIVER, [AND] HASTETH NOT,.... The elephant is indeed a very thirsty animal, and drinks largely; the philosopher l says it drinks nine Macedonian bushels at a feeding, and that...
Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. Ver. 23. _Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not_] viz. Through fear, _tanquam canis...
_Behold, he drinketh up a river_ A great quantity of water, hyperbolically called a river. He _swalloweth_ the waters to such a degree, says Aben Ezra, as to diminish their fulness. This may be fitly...
Behold, he drinketh up a river and hasteth not, rather, the river becomes violent, turbulent with a quick rise, but he is not startled; HE TRUSTETH THAT HE CAN DRAW UP JORDAN INTO HIS MOUTH, he is unc...
Job's Weakness Contrasted with the Strength Even of the Hippopotamus...
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HE DRINKETH: _ Heb._ he oppresseth...
He is so large that. rushing river does not alarm him....
15-24 God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt...
HE DRINKETH UP; or, _he snatcheth_, or _draweth_, or drinketh up as it were with force and violence, as the word signifies. A RIVER, i.e. a great quantity of water, hyperbolically called a river, as i...
Job 40:23 river H5104 rage H6231 (H8799) disturbed H2648 (H8799) confident H982 (H8799) Jordan H3383
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NOTES Job 40:15. “_Behold turn behemoth_.” Various opinions as to what is meant by the term “behemoth.” According to GESENIUS, בְּהֵמוֹת (_behemoth_) is the plural of בְּהֵמָה (_behemah_, from the unu...
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Genesis 13:10; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 37:25; Joshua 3:15; Psalms 55:8...
River — A great quantity of water, hyperbolically called a river. Hasteth not — He drinks not with fear and caution; but such is his courage, that he fears no enemy either by water or by land. He drin...