Job 41:27
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
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Job 41:27
Sense 1: The dry stalks of grain, used for fodder or brickmaking. Sense 2: Figuratively, something weak, insubstantial, or easily trampled.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Putrid; carious; decomposed by the natural process of decay.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
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