Job 41:15

Modern

His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

Traditional

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Literal

His rows of shields are his pride, shut up tight with a seal.

Latin

Corpus illius quasi scuta fusilia, compactum squamis se prementibus.

Hebrew

English

His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
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.”
Revelation 5:2–3
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”