Job 41:9

Job 41:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
• New International Version (NIV)Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

Context of Job 41:9

7Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears? 8Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again! Behold, his [assailant’s] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false; Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him? 10No one is so fierce [and foolhardy] that he dares to stir up Leviathan; Who then is he who can stand before Me [or dares to contend with Me, the beast’s creator]? 11Who has first given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine. [Who can have a claim against Me who made the unmastered beast?]

Job 41:9 word by word

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the hopeתּוֹחֶ֫לֶתtôcheleth · hopeH8431
• of him is in vainכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576
• be cast downטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• even at the sightמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for Job 41:9

• Deuteronomy 28:34You shall be driven mad by the sight of the things you see.
• 1 Samuel 3:11The Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will ring.
• Isaiah 28:19As often as it passes through, it will seize you; For morning after morning it will pass through, by day and by night, And it will be sheer terror to understand what it means.”
• Luke 21:11There will be violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and [deadly and devastating] pestilences (plagues, epidemics); and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

Commentaries on Job 41:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Behold, the hope - If thou miss thy first advantage, there is no hope afterwards: the very sight of this terrible monster would dissipate thy spirit, if thou hadst not a positive advantage against his life, or a place of sure retreat to save thine own.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Behold, the hope of him is in vain - That is, the hope of taking him is vain. Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? - So formidable is his appearance, that the courage of him who would attack him is daunted, and his resolution fails. This agrees well also with the crocodile. There is perhaps scarcely any animal whose appearance would be more likely to deter one from attacking him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the hope--of taking him. cast down--with fear "at the (mere) sight of him."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:9

• God

In the dictionaries

• Comely
• Iron
• Lay
• Leap
• Leviathan
• Night-Monster

Commentaries on Job 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary