Job 41:1
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
World English Bible
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
2Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Cross References
Genesis 9:10and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
Job 40:24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Psalms 104:26There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
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 →