Job 41:1 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"Can you pull Leviathan out of the water with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope? (GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

DBY:

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

ERV:

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?

JPS:

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?

WBS:

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

WEB:

"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

YLT:

Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue?

Job 41:1 Cross References

XREF:

Job 3:8 "Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Psalm 74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

Psalm 104:26 There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

41:1 Canst thou draw out {l} leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
(l) Meaning the whale.

WES:

41:1 Leviathan - Several particulars in the following description, agree far better with the crocodile, than the whale. It is highly probable, that this is the creature here spoken of. Cord - Canst thou take him with a hook and a line, as anglers take ordinary fishes.

MHC:

41:1-34 Concerning Leviathan. - The description of the Leviathan, is yet further to convince Job of his own weakness, and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. The Lord, having showed Job how unable he was to deal with the Leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. If such language describes the terrible force of Leviathan, what words can express the power of God's wrath? Under a humbling sense of our own vileness, let us revere the Divine Majesty; take and fill our allotted place, cease from our own wisdom, and give all glory to our gracious God and Saviour. Remembering from whom every good gift cometh, and for what end it was given, let us walk humbly with the Lord.

CONC:

Angle Bone Canst Cord Draw Fishhook Fish-hook Hook Lettest Leviathan Levi'athan Mouth Possible Press Pulled Rope Tie Tongue Wilt

Angle Bone Cord Draw Fish-Hook Hook Leviathan Mouth Possible Press Pull Pulled Rope Tie Tongue Wilt

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