Job 41:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 41:1

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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?

5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you leash him for your maidens?

6 Will your companions¹ make a banquet of him?
Will they apportion him among the merchants?

7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?

8 Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle—
Never do it again!

9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.
Who then is able to stand against Me?

11 ^aWho has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
^bEverything under heaven is Mine.

Verse Comparison: Job 41:1

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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?

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