Job 40:6, 15-24
The LORD spoke to Job: Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and
which feeds on grass1
like an ox. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the
muscles of his belly! His tail sways like
a cedar5; the
sinews of his thighs are close-knit3.
His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs
like rods of iron4.
He ranks first among the works of God, his maker did equip (or:
yet his maker can approach) him with his
sword2. The
hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
Under the lotus plant he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream
surround him. When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure,
though the Jordan should surge against his mouth. Can anyone capture
him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
1. Herbivore - teeth: He feeds on grass
2. Thumb bone: Sword. The thumb was easy to move and looked like a dagger. It could have been used as a weapon or to open fruits.
3. Petrified sinews: His sinews are close-knit. The Iguanodon is the only animal, where knitted sinews have been found in fossils. They where found on the backbone, but there may have been more on his thighs.
4. Thigh and shank: Tubes of bronze, rods of iron
5. Tail: Like a cedar
After: Dinosaurier, faszinierende Geschöpfe / Studiengemeinschaft Wort und Wissen (German)
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Job 40:24 - 41,26 talks even about a carnivore dinosaur.
Luzius Schneider January 27. 2000