Job 41
Legacy Standard Bible
Can You Draw Out Leviathan?
41 “[a]Can you draw out [b](A)Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down its tongue with a cord?
2 Can you (B)put a [c]rope in its nose
Or pierce its jaw with a [d]hook?
3 Will it make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?
4 Will it cut a covenant with you?
Will you take it for a slave forever?
5 Will you play with it as with a bird,
Or will you bind it for your young women?
6 Will the [e]traders bargain over it?
Will they divide it among the merchants?
7 Can you fill its skin with harpoons,
Or its head with fishing spears?
8 Place your hand on it;
Remember the battle; [f]you will not do that again!
9 [g]Behold, [h]his expectation is a lie;
Will [i]he be laid low even at the sight of it?
10 No one is so fierce that he dares to (C)arouse it;
Who then is he that can stand before Me?
11 Who has [j](D)given to Me that I should repay him?
Whatever is (E)under the whole heaven is Mine.
12 “I will not keep silence concerning its limbs,
Or its mighty strength or its graceful frame.
13 Who can [k]strip off its [l]outer armor?
Who can come with its doubled [m]bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of its face?
Around its teeth there is dreadful terror.
15 Its [n]strong scales are its pride,
Shut up as with a tight seal.
16 One is so near to another
That no air can come between them.
17 They cling one to another;
They are interlocked and cannot be separated.
18 Its sneezes flash forth light,
And its eyes are like the (F)eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of its mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire [o]leap forth.
20 Out of its nostrils smoke goes forth
As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.
21 Its breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes forth from its mouth.
22 In its neck lodges strength,
And dismay leaps before it.
23 The folds of its flesh cling together,
Hardened upon it and is not shaken.
24 Its heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
25 When it raises itself up, the [p]mighty fear,
Because of the crashing they are [q]bewildered.
26 The sword that reaches it cannot avail,
Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 It regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.
28 The [r]arrow cannot make it flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for it.
29 Clubs are regarded as stubble;
It laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
30 Its underparts are like sharp potsherds;
It [s]spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 It makes the depths boil like a pot;
It makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32 Behind it, it makes a wake to shine;
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
33 (G)There is nothing upon the [t]dust like it,
One made without terror.
34 [u]It looks on everything that is high;
It is king over all the (H)sons of pride.”
Notas al pie
- Job 41:1 Ch 40:25 in Heb
- Job 41:1 Possibly the crocodile
- Job 41:2 Lit rope of rushes
- Job 41:2 Or thorn, ring
- Job 41:6 Lit partners
- Job 41:8 Lit do not add
- Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Heb
- Job 41:9 Job’s
- Job 41:9 Job
- Job 41:11 Lit anticipated
- Job 41:13 Lit uncover the face of its garment
- Job 41:13 Lit clothing
- Job 41:13 Gr mail
- Job 41:15 Lit rows of shields
- Job 41:19 Lit escape
- Job 41:25 Or gods
- Job 41:25 Lit as if in sin
- Job 41:28 Lit son of the bow
- Job 41:30 Or moves across
- Job 41:33 Or earth
- Job 41:34 Ch 41:26 in Heb
Job 41
English Standard Version
41 [a] “Can you draw out (A)Leviathan[b] with a fishhook
or press down his tongue with a cord?
2 Can you put (B)a rope in his nose
or pierce his jaw with (C)a hook?
3 Will he make many pleas to you?
Will he speak to you soft words?
4 Will he make a covenant with you
to take him for (D)your servant forever?
5 Will you play with him as with a bird,
or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
6 Will traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him up among the merchants?
7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons
or his head with fishing spears?
8 Lay your hands on him;
remember the battle—you will not do it again!
9 [c] Behold, the hope of a man is false;
he is laid low even at the sight of him.
10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
Who then is he who can stand before me?
11 (E)Who has first given to me, that I should repay him?
(F)Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.
13 Who can strip off his outer garment?
Who would come near him with a bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth is terror.
15 His back is made of[d] rows of shields,
shut up closely as with a seal.
16 One is so near to another
that no air can come between them.
17 They are (G)joined one to another;
they clasp each other and cannot be separated.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
and his eyes are like (H)the eyelids of the dawn.
19 Out of his mouth go flaming torches;
sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke,
as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21 His breath (I)kindles coals,
and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck abides strength,
and terror dances before him.
23 The folds of his flesh (J)stick together,
firmly cast on him and immovable.
24 His heart is hard as a stone,
hard as the lower millstone.
25 When he raises himself up, the mighty[e] are afraid;
at the crashing they are beside themselves.
26 Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail,
nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 He counts iron as straw,
and bronze as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee;
for him, sling stones are turned to stubble.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble;
he laughs at the rattle of javelins.
30 His underparts are like sharp (K)potsherds;
he spreads himself like (L)a threshing sledge on the mire.
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot;
he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 Behind him he leaves a shining wake;
one would think the deep to be white-haired.
33 (M)On earth there is not his like,
a creature without fear.
34 He sees everything that is high;
he is king over all the (N)sons of pride.”
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