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Verse 41

Job 41:2

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Bible in Basic English

Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

Free Bible Version

Can you thread a rope through its nose? Can you pass a hook through its jaw?

King James (Authorized) Version

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Translation for Translators

Can you put ropes through their noses to control them or thrust hooks through their jaws?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Noah Webster Bible

Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

World English Bible

Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Young's Literal Translation

Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?

Context

The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan

¹“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? ²Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? ³Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Summary

In this verse, God challenges Job to confront Leviathan, a powerful and fearsome sea creature, as a way of illustrating the incomprehensible might and sovereignty of God. The mention of Leviathan symbolizes the forces of chaos and evil in the world that only God can control. This verse serves to remind Job of his limited understanding and the need to trust in God's wisdom and authority, even in the midst of suffering and confusion. It emphasizes the importance of humility and submission before the Creator who holds all things in His hands.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Canst thou put a hook onto his nose? - Canst thou put a ring in his nose, and lead him about as thou dost thine ox? In the East they frequently lead thy oxen and buffaloes with a ring in their noses. So they do bulls and oxen in this country. Bore his jaw through with a thorn? - Some have thought that this means, Canst thou deal with him as with one of those little fish which thou stringest on a rush by means of the thorn at its end? Or perhaps it may refer to those ornaments with which they sometimes adorned their horses, mules, camels, etc.

Job 41:2

The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan

¹“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? ²Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? ³Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Bible in Basic English

Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?

Free Bible Version

Can you thread a rope through its nose? Can you pass a hook through its jaw?

King James (Authorized) Version

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Translation for Translators

Can you put ropes through their noses to control them or thrust hooks through their jaws?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Noah Webster Bible

Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

World English Bible

Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

Young's Literal Translation

Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?