^{15 Ref} "See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

¹⁶ Look now, his strength is in his loins, His force is in the muscles of his belly.

^{17 Ref} He moves his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

^{18 Ref} His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.

^{19 Ref} He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

^{20 Ref} Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the animals of the field do play.

^{21 Ref} He lies under the lotus trees, In the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

^{22 Ref} The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.

^{23 Ref} Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

^{24 Ref} Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?