Job 41:9
 Job 41:9 
New International Version (©2011)
Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.

New Living Translation (©2007)
No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Any hope of capturing him proves false. Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him?

International Standard Version (©2012)
"Look! Anyone's hope to capture him will prove itself false; anyone would be terrified just by looking at him.

NET Bible (©2006)
See, his expectation is wrong, he is laid low even at the sight of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Certainly, any hope [of defeating it] is a false hope. Doesn't the sight of it overwhelm you?

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Behold, the hope of subduing him is in vain: shall one not be cast down even at the sight of him?

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

American Standard Version
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.

Darby Bible Translation
Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

World English Bible
Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won't one be cast down even at the sight of him?

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, the hope of him is found a liar, Also at his appearance is not one cast down?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

41:1-34 Concerning Leviathan. - The description of the Leviathan, is yet further to convince Job of his own weakness, and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. The Lord, having showed Job how unable he was to deal with the Leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. If such language describes the terrible force of Leviathan, what words can express the power of God's wrath? Under a humbling sense of our own vileness, let us revere the Divine Majesty; take and fill our allotted place, cease from our own wisdom, and give all glory to our gracious God and Saviour. Remembering from whom every good gift cometh, and for what end it was given, let us walk humbly with the Lord.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 9. - Behold, the hope of him is in vain; i.e. the hope of capturing or killing him. Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? The very sight of the savage and invulnerable animal is enough to make a man fall to the ground with fear.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, the hope of him is in vain,.... Of getting the mastery over him, or of taking him; and yet both crocodiles and whales have been taken; nor is the taking of them to be despaired of; but it seems the "orca", or the whale with many teeth, has never been taken and killed (o);

shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? the sight of a whale is terrible to mariners, lest their ships should be overturned by it; and some have been so frightened at the sight of a crocodile as to lose their senses: and we read of one that was greatly terrified at seeing the shadow of one; and the creature before mentioned is supposed to be much more terrible (p).

(o) Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 4. p. 846. (p) Scheuchzer. ib.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

9. the hope—of taking him.

cast down—with fear "at the (mere) sight of him."


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God's Power Shown in Creatures
8Lay your hand on him, remember the battle, do no more. 9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? …

Job 41:8 If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!
Job 41:10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it. Who then is able to stand against me?