Job 41:3
Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
In Context
2Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?
4Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?
Cross References
Exodus 19:5'And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth [is] Mine;
Psalms 55:21Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
Proverbs 18:23[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
Isaiah 30:10Who have said to seers, 'Ye do not see,' And to prophets, 'Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
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 →