He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 40:21 · retained source text
He lieth vnder the shady trees in the couert of the reede, and fennes.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Giving or covered with shade.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 40:21
Complete exact-word concordance
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
He lieth vnder the shady trees in the couert of the reede, and fennes.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The shady trees couer him with their shaddow: the willowes of the brooke compasse him about.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Abounding with shade or shades; overspread with shade.