Berean Standard Bible
Job 41:3
3Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
Job 41:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
- New International Version (NIV)Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you?
Context of Job 41:3
1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? 2Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly? 4Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life? 5Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
Read all of Job 41Job 41:3 word by word
הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה אֵ֭לֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִ֑ים אִם־יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ רַכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 41:3
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
- Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
Commentaries on Job 41:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Will he make many supplications - There are several allusions in these verses to matters of which we know nothing.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Will he make many supplications unto thee? - In the manner of a captive begging for his life. That is, will he quietly submit to you? Prof. Lee supposes that there is an allusion here to the well-known cries of the dolphin when taken; but it is not necessary to suppose such an allusion. The idea is, that the animal here referred to would not tamely submit to his captor. Will he speak soft words unto thee? - Pleading for his life in tones of tender and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. soft words--that thou mayest spare his life. No: he is untamable.Read the comment
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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
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