Job 38:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?”

Job 38:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?”

Job 38:40 — World English Bible

Job 38:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?”

Job 38:40 — American Standard Version

Job 38:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When they bow down in dens--Abide in a thicket for a covert?”

Job 38:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait?”

Job 38:40 — Darby Translation

Job 38:40 in Context — Job 38

38 Quando o pó se endurece, e os torrões se apegam uns aos outros?

39 Caçarás tu a presa para o leão? Ou saciarás a fome dos leões jovens,

40 Quando estão agachados nas covas, [ou] estão à espreita no matagal?

41 Quem prepara aos corvos seu alimento, quando seus filhotes clamam a Deus, andando de um lado para o outro por não terem o que comer?

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What Does Job 38:40 Mean?

Job 38:40 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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