King James Version
Job 41:24 in the King James Version says “His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.” — study this verse from Job chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.”
Job 41:24 · KJV
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. is turned into joy: Heb. rejoiceth
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. flakes: Heb. fallings
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. habergeon: or, breastplate
KJV Study — Public Domain
“His heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“is as firm”
H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
“is as firm”
H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
“of the nether”
H8482lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
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