Job 15:27

Because he covered his face with fat, ¹  and made ²  his hips bulge with fat, ³ 

biblegateway Job 15:27

"Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,

biblegateway Job 15:27

"For he has covered his face with his fat And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

biblegateway Job 15:27

"These wicked people are fat and rich,

biblegateway Job 15:27

"Even if they're the picture of health, trim and fit and youthful,

SABDAweb Job 15:27

Because his face is covered with fat, and his body has become thick;

bibleoremus Job 15:27

because they have covered their faces with their fat, and gathered fat upon their loins,

biblegateway Job 15:27

"Though he has covered his face with his fatness, And made his waist heavy with fat,

biblegateway Job 15:27

Because he covered his face with fat, ¹  and made ²  his hips bulge with fat, ³ 

¹ sn This verse tells us that he is not in any condition to fight, because he is bloated and fat from luxurious living.

² tn D. W. Thomas defends a meaning “cover” for the verb עָשָׂה (’asah). See “Translating Hebrew `asah,” BT 17 [1966]: 190-93.

³ tn The term פִּימָה (pimah), a hapax legomenon, is explained by the Arabic fa’ima, “to be fat.” Pope renders this “blubber.” Cf. KJV “and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.”