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 hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 8Lay a hand on him. You will remember the battle and never repeat it! Any hope of capturing him proves false. Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him? 10No one is ferocious enough to rouse Leviathan; who then can stand against me? 11Who confronted me, that I should repay him? Everything under heaven belongs to me.

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 will be driven mad by what you see.
• 1 Samuel 3:11The Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel that will cause everyone who hears about it to shudder.
• Isaiah 28:19Every time it passes through, it will carry you away; it will pass through every morning — every day and every night. Only terror will cause you to understand the message.
• Luke 21:11There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying 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