Parallel Verses
Amplified
“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone.
New American Standard Bible
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
King James Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
Holman Bible
as hard as a lower millstone!
International Standard Version
His heart is as strong as stone, it is as hard as a lower millstone.
A Conservative Version
His heart is as firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
American Standard Version
His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.
Bible in Basic English
His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.
Darby Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether millstone.
Julia Smith Translation
His heart will press as a stone; and it will press as the under millstone.
King James 2000
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the lower millstone.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone.
Modern King James verseion
His heart is cast hard as a stone, even cast hard as a piece of a riding millstone.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His heart is as hard as stone, and as fast as the stythie that the hammer man smiteth upon.
NET Bible
Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.
New Heart English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
The Emphasized Bible
His heart, is hardened like a stone, yea hardened, like the nether millstone;
Webster
His heart is as firm as a stone; yes, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
World English Bible
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
Youngs Literal Translation
His heart is firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the lower piece.
Interlinear
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Yatsaq
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 41:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?
23
“The folds of his flesh are joined together,
Firm on him and immobile [when he moves].
“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone.
“When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
Cross References
Isaiah 48:4
“Because I know that you are obstinate,
And your neck is an iron tendon
And your brow is bronze [both unyielding],
Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction or instruction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent and return to You.
Zechariah 7:12
They made their hearts [hard] like flint, so that they could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.