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Job 40:21Job.40.21

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

KJV

Hebrew original

תַּֽחַת צֶאֱלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּ/סֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה וּ/בִצָּֽה

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Il se couche sous les lotus, Au milieu des roseaux et des marécages;

KJV

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

Patristic reading

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  • Theodulf of Orleans

    Sermon Fragments

    Job about the devil, saying: "He lies under the lotus plants, in the covert of the reeds and marsh" (Job 40:21).The reeds signify empty pride, and the marshy places represent the lust of the flesh. Through these two vices, the devil takes hold of humans, either by elevating the m…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 112 (Migne)

    lla est divina misericordia, ut in Job: «Aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus [Note: [Col. 0863] 21 Job XL, 21.] ,» quod circumplectens nos undique divina misericordia a potestate nos diaboli eruit a justificato, ut in Genesi: «Cognosce cujus est annulus et armilla [Note: [Co…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 112 (Migne)

    rculus, protectio superna, ut in Job: «Nunquid pones circulum in naribus ejus [Note: [Col. 0895] 27 Job XL, 21.] ,» id est, nunquid * [Col. 0896C] compesces per protectionem tuam astutias ejus. Per circulos libri sancti, ut in Exodo: «Quatuor circulos aureos praeparabis [Not…

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