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Job 41:9
9They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated.
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
7His rows of shields are his pride, shut up closely as with tight seal; 8each so close to the next, that no air can pass between. They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. 10“He sneezes out flashes of light; his eyes are like the eyelids of dawn. 11Out of his mouth go flames, sparks of fire shoot out.
Read all of Job 41Job 41:9 word by word
הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 41:9
- Deuteronomy 28:34You will be driven mad by the sight that your eyes will see.
- 1 Samuel 3:11Then Adonai said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone that hears it will tingle.
- Isaiah 28:19As often as it passes through, it will seize you—morning by morning, by day and by night passing through. It will be sheer terror to understand the message.’”
- Luke 21:11There will be great earthquakes along with famines and epidemics in various places, and there will be terrors along with great signs 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
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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
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