Job 41:2-4

New International Version

²Can you put a cord through its nose^(A)
    or pierce its jaw with a hook?^(B)
³Will it keep begging you for mercy?^(C)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?
⁴Will it make an agreement with you
    for you to take it as your slave for life?^(D)

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Job 41:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²Can you ^(A)put a ^[a]rope in his nose,
And pierce his jaw with a ^[b]hook?
³Will he make many pleas to you,
Or will he speak to you gentle words?
⁴Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?

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Footnotes

Job 41:2 Lit rope of rushes
Job 41:2 Or thorn; or ring

Job 41:2-4

New King James Version

²Can you ^(A)put a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a ^[a]hook?
³Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
⁴Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him as a servant forever?