Job 41:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 41:1

1 “Can you draw out ^aLeviathan with a hook,
Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?

2 Can you ^aput a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a¹ hook?

3 Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?

4 Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?

Verse Comparison: Job 41:1

American Standard Version
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Amplified® Bible
CAN YOU draw out the leviathan (the crocodile) with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Contemporary English Version
Can you catch a sea monster by using a fishhook? Can you tie its mouth shut with a rope?

Darby English Version
Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?

Good News Bible
Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope?

King James Version
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

New American Standard Bible
"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

New International Version
"Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook
or tie down his tongue with a rope?

New King James Version
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook,
Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Revised Standard Version
"Can you draw out Levi'athan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue?

New English Translation
(40:25)¹ “Can you pull in² Leviathan with a hook, and tie down³ its tongue with a rope?