Job 41:27
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Job 41:27 in other translations
| BSB | He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. |
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| WEB | He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. |
| ASV | He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood. |
| YLT | He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood. |
| DARBY | He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood. |
| BBE | Iron is to him as dry grass, and brass as soft wood. |
| Webster | He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. |
What does Job 41:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. iron ... brass--namely, weapons.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Job 41:27 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Job 41:26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
- Job 41:27
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
- Job 41:28
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Job 41:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El hierro estima por pajas, y el acero por leño podrido. |
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