Job 41:29

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

American Standard Version (1901)

Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.

Bible in Basic English

A thick stick is no better than a leaf of grass, and he makes sport of the onrush of the spear.

Free Bible Version

Clubs are also treated like stubble; it laughs at the sound made by flying spears.

King James (Authorized) Version

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Translation for Translators

They are not afraid of clubs any more than they would be afraid of men throwing bits of straw at them, and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins being thrown at them .

Unlocked Literal Bible

Clubs are regarded as straw; he laughs at the whirring flight of a spear.

Noah Webster Bible

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

World English Bible

Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.

Young's Literal Translation

As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.

Context

The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan

²⁸No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. ²⁹A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance. ³⁰His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.

Summary

In this verse, God continues to describe the Leviathan, a powerful sea creature, emphasizing its fearsome nature. The mention of its sneezing, which flashes forth light, symbolizes its immense strength and the awe-inspiring display of power. This imagery serves to highlight God's sovereignty over all creation, including creatures that surpass human understanding. The verse underscores the majesty and might of God, showcasing His authority over even the most formidable beings in the natural world.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Darts are counted as stubble - All these verses state that he cannot be wounded by any kind of weapon, and that he cannot be resisted by any human strength. A young crocodile, seen by M. Maillet, twelve feet long, and which had not eaten a morsel for thirty-five days, its mouth having been tied all that time, was nevertheless so strong, that with a blow of its tail it overturned a bale of coffee, and five or six men, with the utmost imaginable ease! What power then must lodge in one twenty feet long, well fed, and in health!

Job 41:29

The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

American Standard Version (1901)

Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.

Bible in Basic English

A thick stick is no better than a leaf of grass, and he makes sport of the onrush of the spear.

Free Bible Version

Clubs are also treated like stubble; it laughs at the sound made by flying spears.

King James (Authorized) Version

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Translation for Translators

They are not afraid of clubs any more than they would be afraid of men throwing bits of straw at them, and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins being thrown at them .

Unlocked Literal Bible

Clubs are regarded as straw; he laughs at the whirring flight of a spear.

Noah Webster Bible

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

World English Bible

Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.

Young's Literal Translation

As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.