Job 38:40 BSB — MannaFest

Job 38:40

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXX (604)

When they couch in their dens, and lie in wait in their caves. 26. For when the holy Apostles did not at all rise up against the limbs of the devil in the voice of bold preaching, and, not being yet strengthened after the Lord's Passion with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, did not preach their Redeemer with firm authority, they were still lying in wait, as it were, in dens against their adversaries.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? Which some understand of old lions, who, for want of strength, lie couchant in their dens, or in some covert place, waiting for any prey that passes by, to seize upon it. But the same pasture and places are used by younger lions, as well as old ones; who are emblems of wicked men, cruel persecutors, and bloodthirsty tyrants, who fill their palaces and kingdoms with murder and rapine; see Psa 10:8, Nah 2:11.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Elihu had said, God speaks to men and they do not perceive it ( ch. xxxiii. 14 ); but this they could not but perceive, and yet we have a more sure word of prophecy, 2 Pet. i. When they had all had their saying, and yet had not gained their point, then it was time for God to interpose, whose judgment is according to truth.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When they couch in their dens - Before they are capable of trusting themselves abroad. Abide in the covert - Before they are able to hunt down the prey by running. It is a fact that the young lions, before they have acquired sufficient strength and swiftness, lie under cover, in order to surprise those animals which they have not fleetness enough to overtake in the forest; and from this circumstance the כפירים kephirim, “young lions, or lions’ whelps,” have their name: the root is כפר caphar, to cover or hide.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
יָשֹׁ֥חוּ	ya.Sho.chu	they will crouch	H7817 →
בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת	va.me.'o.Not	in <the> dens	H4585 →
יֵשְׁב֖וּ	ye.she.Vu	they will remain	H3427 →
בַסֻּכָּ֣ה	va.su.Kah	in <the> thicket	H5521 →
לְמוֹ־	le.mov-	for	H3926 →
אָֽרֶב׃	'A.rev	lying-in-wait	H695 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 49:9
Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
leads to
- Revelation 5:5
  Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 23:24
  Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 24:9
  He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
Through
Numbers 24:9
He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
leads to
- Genesis 49:9
  Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 12:3
  I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
- Genesis 27:29
  May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
Through
Numbers 23:24
Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
leads to
- Genesis 49:27
  Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
Through
Job 37:8
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
leads to
- Psalms 104:22
  The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Job