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Job 40:23 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 40:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 40 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. he drinketh up: Heb. he oppresseth”
Job 40:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 40:23
"Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth." Behemoth's massive water consumption—"drinking up a river" hyperbolically emphasizes its size. It doesn't "hasten" (yachpoz, יַחְפֹּז, "hurry/be anxious")—it trusts (batach, בָּטַח) in abundant supply. Even the Jordan River seems insufficient. This demonstrates that God creates and sustains creatures with enormous needs, teaching that He provides adequately for all scales of requirement. If God sustains Behemoth, He will sustain you.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 40:23
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“and saw all the plain of the Jordan”
“I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.”
“Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.,Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste., לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִישׁ׃ ,Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, A tried stone, a costly corner-stone of sure foundation; He that believeth shall not make haste.,ὅτι εἴπατε ἐποιήσαμεν διαθήκην μετὰ τοῦ ᾅδου καὶ μετὰ τοῦ θανάτου συνθήκας καταιγὶς φερομένη ἐὰν παρέλθῃ οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ ἐφ' ἡμᾶς ἐθήκαμεν ψεῦδος τὴν ἐλπίδα ἡμῶν καὶ τῷ ψεύδει σκεπασθησόμεθα,Therefore thus saith the Lord, even the Lord, Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious stone, for its foundations; and he that believes on him shall by no means be ashamed.,,,,”
“and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest)”
“and with the sole of my feet I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt.,I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places., אֲנִי קַרְתִּי וְשָׁתִיתִי מָיִם וְאַחְרִב בְּכַף־פְּעָמַי כֹּל יְאֹרֵי מָצוֹר׃ ,I have digged and drunk water, And with the sole of my feet have I dried up All the rivers of Egypt.,ὅτι δι' ἀγγέλων ὠνείδισας κύριον σὺ γὰρ εἶπας τῷ πλήθει τῶν ἁρμάτων ἐγὼ ἀνέβην εἰς ὕψος ὀρέων καὶ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ λιβάνου καὶ ἔκοψα τὸ ὕψος τῆς κέδρου αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ κάλλος τῆς κυπαρίσσου καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς ὕψος μέρους τοῦ δρυμοῦ,and I have made a bridge, and dried up the waters, and every pool of water.,,,,”