Job 41:3
Will he multiply unto thee supplications, or will he speak unto thee softly?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw?
4Will he solemnise a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a life-long servant?
Cross References
Exodus 19:5Now, therefore, if ye will, indeed hearken, to my voice, And keep my covenant, Then shall ye be mine as a treasure beyond all the peoples, For, mine, is all the earth;
Psalms 55:21Smoother than curds, were [the words of] his mouth, But, war, was [in] his heart,—Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!
Proverbs 18:23Supplications, doth the poor man utter, but, the rich, answereth fiercely.
Isaiah 30:10Who have said to the seers, Ye must not see! To the prophets, Ye must not prophesy to us reproofs! Speak to us smooth things, Prophesy delusions:
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 →