KJV ORIGINAL
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
He considers iron as weak as straw, and bronze as fragile as rotting wood.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is describing a creature so incredibly powerful that the strongest metals humans know are like weak, brittle materials to it.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's description of Leviathan, a massive sea creature, in His response to Job's questions about suffering and divine justice. In ancient times, iron and bronze represented the strongest, most durable materials known to humans, used for weapons and tools that determined survival and prosperity.
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