Job 41 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord? “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?
2 “Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose Or pierce his jaw through with a hook? Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?
3 “Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]? Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]? Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words? Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words?
4 “Will he make a covenant or an arrangement with you? Will you take him for your servant forever? Will he make a covenant with you to take him for your servant forever? Will it make an agreement with you for you to take it as your slave for life?
5 “Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him [and put him on a leash] for your maidens? Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you put him on a leash for your girls? Can you make a pet of it like a bird or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
6 “Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants? Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants? Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?
7 “Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears? Can you fill his skin with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears?
8 “Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again! Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again! If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!
9 “Behold, his [assailant’s] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false; Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him? Behold, the hope of a man is false; he is laid low even at the sight of him. Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.
10 “No one is so fierce [and foolhardy] that he dares to stir up Leviathan; Who then is he who can stand before Me [or dares to contend with Me, the beast’s creator]? No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me? No one is fierce enough to rouse it. Who then is able to stand against me?
11 “Who has first given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine. [Who can have a claim against Me who made the unmastered beast?] Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.
12 “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his orderly frame. “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame. “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs, its strength and its graceful form.
13 “Who can penetrate or strip off his outer armor? Who can come to his jaws with a double bridle? Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle? Who can strip off its outer coat? Who can penetrate its double coat of armor?
14 “Who can open the doors (jaws) of his face? Around his [open jaws and] teeth there is terror. Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror. Who dares open the doors of its mouth, ringed about with fearsome teeth?
15 “His strong scales are his pride, Bound together as with a tight seal. His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal. Its back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;
16 “One is so near to another That no air can come between them. One is so near to another that no air can come between them. each is so close to the next that no air can pass between.
17 “They are joined one to another; They stick together and cannot be separated. They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. They are joined fast to one another; they cling together and cannot be parted.
18 “His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the [reddish] eyelids of the dawn. His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. Its snorting throws out flashes of light; its eyes are like the rays of dawn.
19 “Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap out. Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. Flames stream from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out.
20 “Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and [as from] burning rushes. Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes. Smoke pours from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 “His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth. His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth. Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.
22 “In Leviathan’s neck resides strength, And dismay and terror dance before him. In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him. Strength resides in its neck; dismay goes before it.
23 “The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immobile [when he moves]. The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable. The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.
24 “His heart is as hard as a stone, Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone. His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone. Its chest is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone.
25 “When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of the crashing they are bewildered. When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves. When it rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before its thrashing.
26 “The sword that reaches him cannot avail, Nor [does] the spear, the dart, or the javelin. Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. The sword that reaches it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.
27 “He considers iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood. He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. Iron it treats like straw and bronze like rotten wood.
28 “The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are treated as stubble by him. The arrow cannot make him flee; for him, sling stones are turned to stubble. Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 “Clubs [also] are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rushing and the rattling of the javelin. Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins. A club seems to it but a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance.
30 “His underparts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery; He moves across and spreads out [grooves] like a threshing sledge on the mire (muddy river banks). His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire. Its undersides are jagged potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
31 “He makes the deep water boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a [foaming] pot of ointment. He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.
32 “Behind him he makes a shining wake; One would think the deep to be gray-haired [with foam]. Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired. It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had white hair.
33 “Upon earth there is nothing like him—no equal exists, A creature made without fear. On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. Nothing on earth is its equal— a creature without fear.
34 “He looks on everything that is high [without terror]; He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job, who are you who does not dare to disturb the beast, yet who dares resist Me, the beast’s creator? Everything under the heavens is Mine; therefore, who can have a claim against God?]” He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride.” It looks down on all that are haughty; it is king over all that are proud.”
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