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(40:25) “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope? 2Can you put a cord through its nose, or pierce its jaw with a hook? Will it make numerous supplications to you, will it speak to you with tender words? 4Will it make a pact with you, so you could take it as your slave for life? 5Can you play with it, like a bird, or tie it on a leash for your girls?

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 55:21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
• Proverbs 18:23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.
• Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
• Isaiah 30:10They say to the visionaries, “See no more visions!” and to the seers, “Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages.

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