[Is] my strength <03581> the strength <03581> of stones <068>? or [is] my flesh <01320> of brass <05153>? {of brass: Heb. brasen?}
BBE
Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh brass?
MESSAGE
Do you think I have nerves of steel? Do you think I'm made of iron?
NKJV
[Is] my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
[Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my flesh of brass?
GWV
Do I have the strength of rocks? Does my body have the strength of bronze?
NET
Is my strength like that of stones?* or is my flesh made of bronze?
NET
6:12 Is my strength like that of stones?447
sn The questions imply negative answers. Job is saying that it would take great strength to hold up under these afflictions, but he is only flesh and bone. The sufferings have almost completely overwhelmed him. To endure all of this to the end he would need a strength he does not have.