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Old 03-07-2008, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Paladin54 View Post
Bravo, but on some of these (like dragon), you defended the KJB's use of this by saying that other versions have this, but what if somebody attacks the use of "dragons" altogether?

Job 40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Job 40:16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Job 40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
Job 40:18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
Job 40:19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Job 40:20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Job 40:21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Job 40:22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Job 40:23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.


After reading this verse from Job carefully, and considering the the behemoths cedar sized tail, I defy anyone to say that this is not a description of a dinasour. Only trouble is that the word dinasour is only a relatively modern word:

Main Entry: di·no·saur
Pronunciation: \ˈdī-nə-ˌsȯr\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Dinosaurus, genus name, from Greek deinos terrifying + sauros lizard — more at dire
Date: 1841

As explained above, the word dinosaur comes from the Greek, meaning "terrifying lizard".

In the absence of the word dinosaur from the English language prior to 1841, a valid description of an animal that was a 'terrifying lizard" would be the word "dragon"

As for the bible correctors claiming that dragons are a mythical creature....wrong again:

Komodo dragon



Main Entry: Ko·mo·do dragon
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmō-dō-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Komodo Island, Indonesia
Date: 1927
: an Indonesian monitor lizard (Varanus komodoensis) that is the largest of all known lizards and may attain a length of 10 feet (3 meters)


Dragons exist today, in the flesh, just like they did when the scriptures were being written.

Fundy.