Job 41:9

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

Context of Job 41:9

7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8Lay thy hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10None is so fierce that he dare rouse him: who then is able to stand before me? 11Who hath given to me, that I should repay him? whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Job 41:9 word by word

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• hopeתּוֹחֶ֫לֶתtôcheleth · hopeH8431
• vainכָּזַבkâzab · to lieH3576
• downטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• sightמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for Job 41:9

• Deuteronomy 28:34So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thy eyes which thou shalt see.
• 1 Samuel 3:11And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
• Isaiah 28:19From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
• Luke 21:11And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be 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

Topics related to Job 41:9

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In the dictionaries

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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