Verse Comparison: Job 41:30
American Standard Version
His underparts are `like' sharp potsherds: He spreadeth `as it were' a threshing-wain upon the mire.
Amplified® Bible
His underparts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery; he spreads [grooves like] a threshing sledge upon the mire.
Contemporary English Version
As it crawls through the mud, its sharp and spiny hide tears the ground apart.
Darby English Version
His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
Good News Bible
The scales on his belly are like jagged pieces of pottery; they tear up the muddy ground like a threshing sledge.
King James Version
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
New American Standard Bible
"His underparts are {like} sharp potsherds; He spreads out {like} a threshing sledge on the mire.
New International Version
His undersides are jagged potsherds,
leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
New King James Version
His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"His underparts resemble sharp potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
Revised Standard Version
His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire.
Young's Literal Translation
Under him `are' sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.
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