Job 41:1-7

1 (40-20) Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?

2 (40-21) Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?

3 (40-22) Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?

4 (40-23) Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever,

5 (40-24) Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?

6 (40-25) Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?

7 (40-26) Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?

Job 41:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 41

A large description is here given of the leviathan, from the difficulty and danger of taking it, from whence it is inferred that none can stand before God, Job 41:1-10; from the several parts of him, his face, teeth, scales, eyes, mouth and neck, flesh and heart, Job 41:11-24; and from various wonderful terrible things said of him, and ascribed to him, Job 41:25-34.