Job 41:1
Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
In Context
2Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
Cross References
Genesis 9:10and with every living soul which is with you, fowl as well as cattle, and all the animals of the earth with you, of all that has gone out of the ark every animal of the earth.
Job 40:24Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
Psalms 104:26There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
Matthew Henry on Job 41:1
The description here given of the leviathan, a very large, strong, formidable fish, or water-animal, is designed yet further to convince Job of his own impotency, and of God's omnipotence, that he might be humbled for his folly in making so bold with him as he had done. I. To convince Job of his own weakness he is here challenged to subdue and tame this leviathan if he can, and make himself master of him ( ver. 1-9 ), and, since he cannot do this, he must own himself utterly unable to stand before the great God,… Read the whole commentary →