Job 41

1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו׃ (2605)

See also: Job 3:8, Psalms 74:14, Psalms 104:26, Isaiah 27:1, Psalms 148:7, Genesis 9:10, Job 26:5, Job 40:24, Psalms 111:2, Ezekiel 29:4, Job 7:12, Hebrews 2:8

2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו׃ (1536)

See also: Isaiah 37:29, 2 Kings 19:28, Ezekiel 29:4-5, Isaiah 27:1

3Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות׃ (1791)

See also: Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 18:23, Proverbs 25:15, Isaiah 30:10

4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם׃ (2193)

See also: Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 15:17, 1 Samuel 11:1, Proverbs 6:7, Genesis 1:28, 1 Kings 20:31-34, Psalms 8:5-6

5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

הַתְשַׂחֶק־בֹּו כַּצִּפֹּור וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ׃ (3065)

See also: Judges 16:25-30, Job 28:11, Job 39:10

6Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים׃ (1039)

See also: Judges 14:11

7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכֹּות עֹורֹו וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֹׁו׃ (2298)

8Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תֹּוסַף׃ (1513)

See also: 1 Kings 20:11, 2 Kings 10:4, Luke 14:31-32

9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתֹּו נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל׃ (1368)

See also: Deuteronomy 28:34, 1 Samuel 3:11, Isaiah 28:19, Luke 21:11

10None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב׃ (1381)

See also: Job 3:8, Job 9:4, Jeremiah 49:19, Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Job 40:9, Psalms 2:11-12, Jeremiah 12:5, Jeremiah 50:44, 1 Corinthians 10:22, Ezekiel 8:17-18

11Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא׃ (1951)

See also: Psalms 24:1, Romans 11:35, Exodus 19:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11-14, Deuteronomy 10:14, Job 35:7, Acts 4:12, Psalms 50:12, 1 Corinthians 10:26, Job 22:2-3, Job 26:6, Psalms 21:3, Psalms 89:11, Joshua 3:11, Job 21:31, Job 34:33, Psalms 115:16, 1 Corinthians 10:28

12I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

[לֹא־ כ] (לֹו־אַחֲרִישׁ ק) בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרֹות וְחִין עֶרְכֹּו׃ (1927)

See also: Genesis 1:25

13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשֹׁו בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנֹו מִי יָבֹוא׃ (1089)

See also: 2 Kings 19:28, Psalms 32:9, James 3:3

14Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבֹות שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה׃ (2030)

See also: Job 38:10, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 58:6, Proverbs 30:14, Ecclesiastes 12:4, Daniel 7:7

15His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חֹותָם צָר׃ (1372)

See also: Jeremiah 9:23, Revelation 5:2-3, Revelation 5:5

16One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבֹוא בֵינֵיהֶם׃ (734)

17They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ׃ (1672)

18By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

עֲ‍טִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אֹור וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר׃ (2437)

See also: Job 3:9, Revelation 1:14

19Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידֹודֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ׃ (1231)

See also: Psalms 18:8

20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן׃ (1123)

See also: 2 Samuel 22:9, Job 39:20, Jeremiah 1:13-14

21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

נַפְשֹׁו גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃ (1251)

See also: Psalms 18:8, Isaiah 40:7, Psalms 18:12, Isaiah 30:33, Habakkuk 3:5

22In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

בְּצַוָּארֹו יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה׃ (1176)

See also: Job 39:19, Job 40:16, Hosea 13:14, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרֹו דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמֹּוט׃ (1199)

See also: Job 40:17, Revelation 9:9

24His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

לִבֹּו יָצוּק כְּמֹו־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית׃ (1931)

See also: Job 6:12, Isaiah 48:4, Jeremiah 5:3, Zechariah 7:12

25When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

מִשֵּׂתֹו יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ׃ (2078)

See also: Job 1:5, Job 3:8, Psalms 107:28, Jonah 1:4-6, Acts 21:24

26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה׃ (2321)

See also: Job 39:21-24, Exodus 28:32, Job 39:23

27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָׁה׃ (1958)

28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לֹו אַבְנֵי־קָלַע׃ (2059)

See also: Job 39:7, Lamentations 3:13, Habakkuk 1:10

29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תֹותָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֹון׃ (2714)

See also: 2 Chronicles 26:14, Job 39:18

30Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט׃ (2100)

See also: Isaiah 41:15

31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה׃ (1872)

32He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהֹום לְשֵׂיבָה׃ (2026)

See also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Job 28:14, Job 38:16, Job 38:30, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 20:29

33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלֹו הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת׃ (1748)

See also: Job 40:19, Job 39:22

34He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃ (1389)

See also: Ezekiel 29:3, Psalms 73:6, Job 26:12, Job 28:8, Exodus 5:2, Job 18:14, Psalms 73:10, Isaiah 28:1, Revelation 12:1-3, Revelation 13:2, Revelation 20:2-3