Job 41:1-11

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

2 Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?

3 Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?

4 Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?

5 Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?

6 (Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)

7 Dost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?

8 Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!

9 Lo, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?

10 None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who [is] he before Me stationeth himself?

11 Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] mine.

Job 41:1-11 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.