English Standard Version
Job 41:9
9Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
- New Living Translation (NLT)No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.
Context of Job 41:9
7Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 8Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again! Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him. 10No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me? 11Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.
Read all of Job 41Job 41:9 word by word
הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 41:9
- Deuteronomy 28:34so that you are driven mad by the sights that your eyes see.
- 1 Samuel 3:11Then the Lord said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.
- Isaiah 28:19As often as it passes through it will take you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message.
- Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors 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
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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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