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

1‘It is the same with the sea monsters called Leviathan. Can you catch them with a hook? Can you use a rope to keep their mouths shut? 2Can you tie a rope through their noses? Can you put a hook into their mouths. No! They will not ask you nicely to be kind and let them go free. 4They will not make any agreement with you. You cannot make them your slaves to work for you as long as they live. 5Leviathan is not something to enjoy at home, like a bird. You cannot tie it with a rope, so that your girls can play with it.

Job 41:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Will he make manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• unto thee? will he speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• softרַךְrak · tenderH7390

Cross-references for Job 41:3

• Psalms 55:21He speaks a message of peace, but he is really thinking about war. His words are easy to listen to, but they hurt like sharp knives.
• Proverbs 15:1If you answer people in a kind way, it stops them being angry. But if you say cruel things, it makes people angry.
• Proverbs 18:23A poor person has to ask for help. But a rich person can insult people.
• Proverbs 25:15If you are patient, you may make a ruler change his mind. If you speak a quiet word, you can remove a difficult problem.
• Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, ‘Do not see any more visions!’ They say to the prophets, ‘Do not tell us messages about what is right! Tell us nice things, even if they are not true.

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