King James Version
Job 30:29 in the King James Version says “I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls . owls: or, ostriches” — study this verse from Job chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls . owls: or, ostriches”
Job 30:29 · KJV
My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls . owls: or, ostriches
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I am a brother”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“to owls”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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