Job 41:3
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
In Context
2Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?
Cross References
Exodus 19:5And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples for all the earth is mine
Psalms 55:21Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
Proverbs 18:23He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.
Isaiah 30:10who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;
Matthew Henry on Job 41:2-11
Description of Leviathan. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part… Read the whole commentary →