# Job 41.25 **Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 23. The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; They cannot be moved. 24. His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone. > > **25. When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.** > > 26. If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. 27. He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood. (Job 41:23-27, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 23. The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved. 24. His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone. > > **25. When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.** > > 26. If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. 27. He counts iron as straw; and brass as rotten wood. (Job 41:23-27, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 23. The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. flakes: Heb. fallings 24. His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. > > **25. When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.** > > 26. The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. habergeon: or, breastplate 27. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. (Job 41:23-27, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 23. The flakes of his flesh have adhered, Firm upon him, it is not moved. 24. His heart [is] firm as a stone, Yea, firm as the lower piece. > > **25. From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.** > > 26. The sword of his overtaker standeth not, Spear, dart, and lance. 27. He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood. (Job 41:23-27, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H0410 - el](/codex/h0410-el/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.