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“Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw? 2Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike? Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity? 4Will it agree to work for you, to be your slave for life? 5Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with?

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 in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
• Proverbs 18:23The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.
• Proverbs 25:15Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.
• Isaiah 30:10They tell the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, “Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.

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

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In the dictionaries

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• Leviathan
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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