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Imprison them in the world of the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; <i>and</i> bind their faces in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden <i>darkness.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Hide them together in the dust; Imprison them in the hidden <i>place.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden <i>place.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden <i>place</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together; Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hide them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Wrap them in grave clothes and bury them together in the dusty soil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Bury them all in the ground; bind them in the world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together, "" Bind their faces in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in hiding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:8>Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />bury them in the dust together; in the hidden world imprison them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bury them in the earth together; cover their faces with fine dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And bury them together in the dust and cover their faces with dust<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/40-13.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=6333" 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/40.htm">Job Humbles Himself Before the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: ṭā·mə·nêm (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">Bury them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yā·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: be·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">in the dust;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ḥă·ḇōš (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">imprison them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: baṭ·ṭā·mūn (Prep-b, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">in the grave.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.…<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="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10-19</a></span><br />Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty. / The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Isaiah 26:5</a></span><br />For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Isaiah 29:4</a></span><br />You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Jeremiah 13:18</a></span><br />Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20</a></span><br />then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Ezekiel 32:18-32</a></span><br />“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit: / Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! / They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.</p><p class="hdg">Hide</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a></b></br> O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></b></br> Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10</a></b></br> Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.</p><p class="hdg">bind</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13</a></b></br> But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Esther 7:8</a></b></br> Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther <i>was</i>. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-44.htm">John 11:44</a></b></br> And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/28-5.htm">Below</a> <a href="/job/39-10.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/38-19.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/39-14.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/38-22.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/luke/23-53.htm">Shroud</a> <a href="/job/40-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/33-30.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/job/37-13.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Below</a> <a href="/job/41-5.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/21-12.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/40-21.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/41-7.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/40-21.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Shroud</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Job 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-1.htm">Job humbles himself to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-6.htm">God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/40-16.htm">Of the behemoth</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/40.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/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Bury them together in the dust;</b><br>This phrase reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of burial, where the dead were often interred in family tombs or communal graves. The imagery of dust is significant, as it echoes the creation narrative in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where man is formed from the dust of the ground, and the curse in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where man is told, "for dust you are and to dust you will return." This highlights the mortality and frailty of human life. The communal aspect of burial "together" suggests a finality and equality in death, where all distinctions of power and status are erased. This can be seen as a humbling reminder of human limitations in contrast to God's eternal nature.<p><b>imprison them in the grave.</b><br>The concept of the grave as a prison underscores the idea of death as a binding and inescapable state. In the Hebrew context, Sheol is often depicted as a place of confinement, where the dead reside in a shadowy existence. This imagery is consistent with other biblical references, such as <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a>, where the grave is portrayed as a realm that holds its inhabitants. The notion of imprisonment also suggests judgment, as the grave is the ultimate consequence of sin, aligning with <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, "For the wages of sin is death." This phrase can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's victory over death, where He breaks the bonds of the grave, offering eternal life to believers, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55-57</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through severe trials, including loss of wealth, health, and family. Job's account is a profound exploration of suffering and divine justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator who engages Job in a dialogue, challenging his understanding of divine wisdom and justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/behemoth_and_leviathan.htm">Behemoth and Leviathan</a></b><br>Symbolic creatures mentioned in the surrounding chapters, representing chaos and the power of God over creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_grave.htm">The Grave (Sheol)</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and silence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dust.htm">The Dust</a></b><br>Symbolic of mortality and the transient nature of human life, often used in the Bible to signify humility and the return to the earth after death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_human_mortality.htm">Understanding Human Mortality</a></b><br>Recognize the transient nature of life and the inevitability of death. This awareness should lead to humility and a reliance on God's eternal wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life_and_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life and Death</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God has ultimate control over life and death. Trust in His justice and timing, even when circumstances are beyond our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Embrace humility, understanding that human wisdom is limited. Seek God's guidance and wisdom in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_the_grave.htm">Hope Beyond the Grave</a></b><br>While this verse speaks of imprisonment in the grave, the broader biblical account offers hope of resurrection and eternal life through faith in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_burial.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian burial?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_raising_the_dead.htm">What does the Bible say about raising the dead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_acts_13_36-37_align_with_scripture.htm">Acts 13:36-37: Paul claims David 'saw corruption' while Jesus did not; how is this consistent with other scriptural passages about bodily decay and resurrection?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/40-13.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">Bury</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמְנֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mə·nêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them together</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑חַד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the dust;</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּעָפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(be·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">imprison them</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבֹ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the grave.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּטָּמֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(baṭ·ṭā·mūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/40-13.htm">Job 40:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/40-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 40:13 Hide them in the dust together (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/40-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 40:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 40:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/40-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 40:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 40:14" /></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>