Job 40:22 meaning and explanation
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
Job 40:22, Berean Standard Bible
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In Job 40 God answers Job out of the whirlwind, and after Job falls silent, God describes Behemoth, a great land creature whose identity is debated but whose point is clear. This verse pictures the beast resting in dense riverbank vegetation: lotus plants, likely a shade-giving plant of the Nile or marshlands, hide him, and willows of the brook encircle him.
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