CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 38:40 when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/38-40.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/11/18_Job_38_40.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 38:40 - God Challenges Job" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/38-40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/38-40.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/38.htm">Chapter 38</a> > Verse 40</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad20.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/38-39.htm" title="Job 38:39">◄</a> Job 38:40 <a href="/job/38-41.htm" title="Job 38:41">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in a thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />as they lie in their dens or crouch in the thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When they couch in <i>their</i> dens, <i>and</i> abide in the covert to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When they crouch in <i>their</i> dens, <i>Or</i> lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they crouch in <i>their</i> hiding places, <i>And</i> lie in wait in <i>their</i> lair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When they crouch in their dens And lie in wait in their lair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When they crouch in <i>their</i> dens, <i>And</i> lie in wait in <i>their</i> lair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When they crouch in <i>their</i> dens <i>And</i> lie in wait in <i>their</i> lair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When they crouch in their dens And lie in wait in their lair?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait within their lairs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait within their lairs? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do you send an animal into their den? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />as they crouch in their dens and lie ready to ambush from their lairs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />when they hide in their caves, or lie in wait in their dens? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens and lie in ambush in their lairs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When they bow down in dens—Abide in a thicket for a covert?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they will sink down in the dwellings; they will dwell in the thicket to lie in wait.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />as they rest in their dens or lie in wait in pits?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While they crouch in their dens, or lie in ambush in the thicket? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />when they crouch in their dens, or lie in wait in their covert?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who has multiplied the beasts in the field? Or who has provided food for the raven?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who multiplies animals in the wilderness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6076" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7817.htm" title="7817: yā·šō·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To bow, be bowed down, crouch. A primitive root; to sink or depress.">they crouch</a> <a href="/hebrew/4585.htm" title="4585: ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Habitation. Or msonah; feminine of ma'own, and meaning the same.">in their dens</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/3926.htm" title="3926: lə·mōw- (Prep) -- To or foreign. A prol. And separable form of the prepositional prefix; to or for.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/695.htm" title="695: ’ā·reḇ (N-ms) -- A lying in wait, a covert, lair. From 'arab; ambuscade.">wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/5521.htm" title="5521: ḇas·suk·kāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A thicket, booth. Fem of cok; a hut or lair.">in the thicket?</a> </span><span class="reftext">41</span>Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></span><br />The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-9.htm">Psalm 147:9</a></span><br />He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15-16</a></span><br />The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-27.htm">Psalm 104:27-28</a></span><br />All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. / When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10-11</a></span><br />for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Hosea 13:7-8</a></span><br />So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path. / Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Genesis 1:30</a></span><br />And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a></span><br />They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Psalm 17:12</a></span><br />like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Genesis 49:9</a></b></br> Judah <i>is</i> a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Numbers 23:24</a></b></br> Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat <i>of</i> the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Numbers 24:9</a></b></br> He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed <i>is</i> he that blesseth thee, and cursed <i>is</i> he that curseth thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/24-13.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Brushwood</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Covert</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/job/38-5.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/job/36-2.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/job/35-14.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/39-9.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/job/39-3.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Brushwood</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/job/40-21.htm">Covert</a> <a href="/job/39-3.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Dens</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>when they crouch in their dens</b><br>This phrase refers to the behavior of lions, which are often used in Scripture to symbolize strength and ferocity. In the context of Job, God is speaking to Job out of the whirlwind, highlighting His creation's complexity and the natural instincts He has instilled in animals. The imagery of lions crouching in their dens suggests a sense of readiness and anticipation, reflecting God's provision for all creatures. This can be connected to <a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a>, where the lions seek their food from God, emphasizing divine providence.<p><b>and lie in wait in the thicket?</b><br>The thicket represents a place of concealment and strategy, where lions wait to ambush their prey. This behavior illustrates the wisdom and instinct given by God to His creatures, showcasing His intricate design in nature. The concept of lying in wait can also be seen in the spiritual realm, as in <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>, where the devil is described as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. This serves as a reminder of the vigilance required in the Christian life. Additionally, the imagery of waiting in the thicket can be seen as a metaphor for God's hidden plans and purposes, which are often beyond human understanding, as highlighted throughout the book of Job.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, addressing Job out of the whirlwind, demonstrating His sovereignty and wisdom over creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The recipient of God's discourse, a man who has suffered greatly and questioned the justice and reasons behind his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lions.htm">Lions</a></b><br>The animals referenced in this verse, symbolizing God's provision and the natural order He has established.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dens.htm">Dens</a></b><br>The places where lions crouch, representing the natural habitats and instincts given by God to His creatures.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/thicket.htm">Thicket</a></b><br>The area where lions lie in wait, illustrating the hidden and mysterious aspects of God's creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>This verse reminds us of God's ultimate control and wisdom in the natural world. He has designed every creature with purpose and provides for their needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provides for the lions, He will provide for us. We are encouraged to trust in His care and provision, even when we do not understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_god's_ways.htm">The Mystery of God's Ways</a></b><br>The imagery of lions in their dens and thickets points to the hidden and often mysterious ways of God. We are called to have faith in His unseen plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Job's encounter with God teaches us humility. We may not always comprehend God's actions, but we can rest in His wisdom and goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_our_place_in_creation.htm">Reflection on Our Place in Creation</a></b><br>Recognizing our role in God's creation can lead us to a deeper appreciation of His majesty and a commitment to stewarding the earth responsibly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_one_rejects_belief_in_god.htm">What does being rescued from mud and mire mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_38_22_misinterpret_snow.htm">Does Job 38:22's reference to 'storehouses of snow' suggest a misunderstanding of meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_job_to_discredit_him.htm">Job 40:8: Why would an all-knowing God demand Job to 'discredit' His justice, and is this consistent with the broader biblical portrayal of divine fairness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_equate_behemoth_with_hippos_elephants.htm">Job 40:17: If 'Behemoth' truly has a tail like a cedar, why do some translations or commentators equate it with a hippopotamus or elephant, which clearly have short tails?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9, 10</a>; <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Psalm 17:12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they crouch</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשֹׁ֥חוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šō·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7817.htm">Strong's 7817: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bow, be bowed down, crouch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their dens</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">Strong's 4585: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lie</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשְׁב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3926.htm">Strong's 3926: </a> </span><span class="str2">To or foreign </span><br /><br /><span class="word">wait</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_695.htm">Strong's 695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lying in wait, a covert, lair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the thicket?</span><br /><span class="heb">בַסֻּכָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇas·suk·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5521.htm">Strong's 5521: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thicket, booth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-40.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:40 When they crouch in their dens (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>