Job 41:3

3 Will he beg you over and over for mercy, or flatter you with flowery speech?

Job 41:3 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:3

Will he make many supplications unto thee?
&c.] To cease pursuing him, or to let him go when taken, or to use him well and not take away his life; no, he is too spirited and stouthearted to ask any favour, it is below him;

will he speak soft [words] unto thee?
smooth and flattering ones, for the above purposes? he will not: this is a figurative way of speaking.

Job 41:3 In-Context

1 Or can you pull in the sea beast, Leviathan, with a fly rod and stuff him in your creel?

2 Can you lasso him with a rope, or snag him with an anchor?

3 Will he beg you over and over for mercy, or flatter you with flowery speech?

4 Will he apply for a job with you to run errands and serve you the rest of your life?

5 Will you play with him as if he were a pet goldfish? Will you make him the mascot of the neighborhood children?