New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 41:4-26
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 1tradersH2271 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; 2you will not doH3254 it againH3254!93BeholdH2005, 4your expectationH8431 isH3576 falseH3576; Will 5you be hurledH2904 downH2904 evenH1571 at the sightH4758 of him?10NoH3808 one is so recklessH393 that he dares to 6stirH5782 him; WhoH4310 then is he who opposesH3320 Me?11WhoH4310 has 7beenH6923 firstH6923 to give to Me, that I should repayH7999 him? Whatever is 8underH8478 the entireH3605 heavenH8064 is Mine.
12“I will not beH2790 silentH2790 about his limbsH905, Or his mightyH1369 strengthH1369, or his gracefulH2433 frameH6187.13WhoH4310 can 9stripH1540 offH1540 his outerH6440 coveringH3830? WhoH4310 can 10pierceH935 his doubleH3718 11armorH7448?14WhoH4310 can openH6605 the doorsH1817 of his faceH6440? AroundH5439 his teethH8127 there is terrorH367.15His 12strongH650 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 13eyeH6079 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 14mightyH410 are afraidH1481; BecauseH4480 of the crashingH7667 they areH2398 bewilderedH2398.26The swordH2719 that reachesH5381 him cannotH1097 15prevailH6965, NorH1097 the spearH2595, the dartH4551, or the javelinH8301.
Notes
- 1. Job 41:6 Lit partners ↩
- 2. Job 41:8 Lit do not add ↩
- 3. Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Heb ↩
- 4. Job 41:9 Lit his ↩
- 5. Job 41:9 Lit he ↩
- 6. Job 41:10 Job 3:8 ↩
- 7. Job 41:11 Rom 11:35 ↩
- 8. Job 41:11 Ex 19:5; Deut 10:14; Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 28:24; Ps 24:1; 50:12; 1 Cor 10:26 ↩
- 9. Job 41:13 Lit uncover the face of his garment ↩
- 10. Job 41:13 Lit come into ↩
- 11. Job 41:13 As in LXX; Heb bridle ↩
- 12. Job 41:15 Lit rows of shields ↩
- 13. Job 41:18 Job 3:9 ↩
- 14. Job 41:25 Or gods ↩
- 15. Job 41:26 Lit rise ↩
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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