Job 41:2
Canst thou put a rope into his nose, Or pierce his cheek with a hook?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
In Context
1Canst thou draw forth the crocodile with a hook, Or press down his tongue with a cord?
3Will he make many entreaties to thee? Will he speak soft words to thee?
Cross References
Proverbs 21:30Wisdom is nothing, and understanding is nothing, And devices are nothing, against the LORD.
Isaiah 37:29Because thy rage against me, and thy insolence, is come up into my ears, I will put my ring into thy nose, And my bridle into thy lips, And turn thee back by the way in which thou camest.
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 →