Holy Scripture
Job 40:21
A church father on this verse
“He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, in moist places. 5. Overshadowing is sometimes used in Holy Scripture for the Incarnation of the Lord, or the cooling of the mind from the heat of carnal thoughts; whence by the expression 'shadow' this cooling of the heart in consequence of heavenly protection…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21He lies under trees of every kind, By the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
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In context
19This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; Made to be played with by his angels.
20And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, He causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
— Job 40:21 —
22And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, And so do the bushes of the field.
23If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; He trusts that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.