Job 41

God’s Power Shown in Creatures

1“1Can you dragH4900 outH4900 23LeviathanH3882 with a fishhookH2443, And pressH8257 downH8257 his tongueH3956 with a ropeH2256?2Can you 4putH7760 a 5ropeH100 in his noseH639, And pierceH5344 his jawH3895 with a 6hookH2336?3Will he makeH7235 manyH7235 pleasH8469 to you, OrH518 will he speakH1696 to you gentleH7390 wordsH1697?4Will he makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with you? Will you takeH3947 him as a servantH5650 foreverH5769?5Will you playH7832 with him as with a birdH6833, And tieH7194 him downH7194 for your youngH5291 girlsH5291?6Will the 7tradersH2271 bargainH3739 forH5921 him? Will they divideH2673 him amongH996 the merchantsH3669?7Can you fillH4390 his skinH5785 with harpoonsH7905, Or his headH7218 with fishingH1709 spearsH6767?8LayH7760 your handH3709 on him. RememberH2142 the battleH4421; 8you will not doH3254 it againH3254!99BeholdH2005, 10your expectationH8431 isH3576 falseH3576; Will 11you be hurledH2904 downH2904 evenH1571 at the sightH4758 of him?10NoH3808 one is so recklessH393 that he dares to 12stirH5782 him; WhoH4310 then is he who opposesH3320 Me?11WhoH4310 has 13beenH6923 firstH6923 to give to Me, that I should repayH7999 him? Whatever is 14underH8478 the entireH3605 heavenH8064 is Mine.

12“I will not beH2790 silentH2790 about his limbsH905, Or his mightyH1369 strengthH1369, or his gracefulH2433 frameH6187.13WhoH4310 can 15stripH1540 offH1540 his outerH6440 coveringH3830? WhoH4310 can 16pierceH935 his doubleH3718 17armorH7448?14WhoH4310 can openH6605 the doorsH1817 of his faceH6440? AroundH5439 his teethH8127 there is terrorH367.15His 18strongH650 scalesH4043 are his prideH1346, LockedH5462 as with a tightH6862 sealH2368.16OneH259 is so closeH5066 to anotherH259 That noH3808 airH7307 can comeH935 betweenH996 them.17They are joinedH1692 oneH376 to anotherH251; They claspH3920 eachH376 other and cannotH3808 be separatedH6504.18His sneezesH5846 flashH1984 forthH1984 lightH216, And his eyesH5869 are like the 19eyeH6079 of dawnH7837.19From his mouthH6310 goH1980 burningH3940 torchesH3940; SparksH3590 of fireH784 leapH4422 forthH4422.20From his nostrilsH5156 smokeH6227 goesH3318 outH3318 As from a boilingH5301 potH1731 and burning reedsH100.21His breathH5315 setsH3857 coalsH1513 aglowH3857H1513, And a flameH3851 goesH3318 forthH3318 from his mouthH6310.22In his neckH6677 dwellsH3885 strengthH5797, And dismayH1670 leapsH1750 beforeH6440 him.23The foldsH4651 of his fleshH1320 are joinedH1692 togetherH1692, FirmH3332 and immovableH1077H4131 on him.24His heartH3820 is as firmH3332 as a stoneH68, And as firmH3332 as a lowerH8482 millstoneH6400.25WhenH4480 he risesH7613 up, the 20mightyH410 are afraidH1481; BecauseH4480 of the crashingH7667 they areH2398 bewilderedH2398.26The swordH2719 that reachesH5381 him cannotH1097 21prevailH6965, NorH1097 the spearH2595, the dartH4551, or the javelinH8301.27He regardsH2803 ironH1270 as strawH8401, BronzeH5154 as rottenH7539 woodH6086.28The 22arrowH1121 cannotH3808 make him fleeH1272; SlingstonesH7050H68 are turnedH2015 into stubbleH7179 for him.29ClubsH8455 are regardedH2803 as stubbleH7179; He laughsH7832 at the rattlingH7494 of the javelinH3591.30His underpartsH8478 are like sharpH2303 piecesH2789 ofH2789 potteryH2789; He 23spreadsH7502 outH7502 like a threshingH2742 sledgeH2742 on the mudH2916.31He makes the depthsH4688 boilH7570 like a potH5518; He makesH7760 the seaH3220 like a jarH4841 ofH4841 ointmentH4841.32BehindH310 him he illuminatesH215 a pathwayH5410; One would thinkH2803 the deepH8415 to be gray-hairedH7872.3324NothingH369 on 25earthH6083 is likeH4915 him, One madeH6213 withoutH1097 fearH2844.3426He looksH7200 on everythingH3605 that is highH1364; He is kingH4428 overH5921 allH3605 the 27sonsH1121 of prideH7830.”