Job 41:3

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

1Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord? 2Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike? Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee? 4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever? 5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Job 41:3 word by word

הֲיַרְבֶּ֣ה אֵ֭לֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִ֑ים אִם־יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ רַכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Job 41:3

• Psalms 55:21Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
• Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away fury; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.
• Proverbs 18:23He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.
• Proverbs 25:15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
• Isaiah 30:10who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;

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

Topics related to Job 41:3

• 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