Job 41:8

Put your hand on him just once, 1 and you will remember the battle and do it no more. 1

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Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

In Context

7Can you fill his hide with harpoons 1 or his head with fishing spears? 1

9See, the hope of anyone who does that is a lie; 1 will not anyone be thrown down to the ground just by the sight of him? 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:4But they were terrified and said among themselves, “See, the two kings could not stand before Jehu. So how can we stand?”

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 →

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