Job 41:1
Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down — his tongue?
Young's Literal Translation
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
2Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?
Cross References
Genesis 9:10and with every living creature which [is] with you, among fowl, among cattle, and among every beast of the earth with you, from all who are going out of the ark — to every beast of the earth.
Job 40:24Before his eyes doth [one] take him, With snares doth [one] pierce the nose?
Psalms 104:26There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
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 →