Job 41:11

11 Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? All that is under the whole heaven is mine.

Job 41:11 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:11

Who hath prevented me, that one should repay [him]?
&c.] First given me something that was not my own, and so laid me under an obligation to him to make a return. The apostle seems to have respect to this passage, ( Romans 11:35 ) ;

[whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine;
the fowls of the air, the cattle on a thousand hills, the fulness of the earth; gold, silver: precious stones All things are made by him, are his property and at his dispose; and therefore no man on earth can give him what he has not a prior right unto; see ( Psalms 24:1 ) ( 50:10-12 ) .

Job 41:11 In-Context

9 Behold, your hope regarding him shall fail; for even at the sight of him they shall faint.

10 No one is so bold as to dare stir him up; who then shall be able to stand before me?

11 Who has preceded me, that I should repay him? All that is under the whole heaven is mine.

12 I will not conceal his lies, nor his might, nor the beauty of his order.

13 Who shall uncover the face of his garment? Or who shall come to him with a double bridle?